Morpheme Order and Semantic Scope

Word Formation in the Athapaskan Verb

Dados Bibliográficos

ID23399385
AutoresKeren Rice (University of Toronto, autor correspondente)
Ano2000
Data de publicação2000-05-18
Open AccessSim
TipoBOOK
PeriódicoMorpheme Order and Semantic Scope (SOURCE_BOOK)
EditoraCambridge University Press (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1017/cbo9780511663659
OpenAlexW4241000912
Open LibraryOL34448488M
ISBN9780511663659
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas68

Athapaskan languages are well known for their intricate morphology, in particular the complexity of their verbs. The significance of these languages for linguistic theory is widely acknowledged. In this book, Keren Rice offers a rich typological survey of morpheme ordering in Athapaskan verbs, with implications for both synchronic grammar and language change. She shows that verb structure is in fact widely predictable across Athapaskan languages if appropriate syntactic factors and an overarching principle of semantic scope are taken into account. The presentation also includes a detailed study of argument and aspectual systems. This landmark volume was the first major comparative study of its type for the Athapaskan language family, combining descriptive depth with a contemporary theoretical perspective. Clear and insightful, it will interest Athapaskanists, typologists, historical and theoretical linguists alike.

Argument (complex analysis) · Linguistics · Morpheme · Perspective (graphical) · Scope (computer science) · Verb · Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science · Historical Linguistics and Language Studies · Linguistic Variation and Morphology · Philosophy · Syntax, Semantics, Linguistic Variation