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The morphology and phonology of exponence /

The morphology and phonology of exponence / edited by Jochen Trommer. - Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2012. - xvi, 568 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. - Oxford studies in theoretical linguistics ; 41 .

Includes bibliographical references (p. [496]-557) and indexes.

The architectue of grammar and the division of labor in exponence -- Haplological dissimilation at distinct stages of exponence -- Morphophonological polarity -- Polarity and constraints on paradigmatic distinctness -- Contextual allomorphy -- Sycretism -- Templatic and subtractive truncation -- Ø-exponence -- Reduplication -- Iconicity -- Non-concatenative porphology as epiphenomenon.

This book addresses the common problems, questions, and solutions of exponence, which concern the mapping of morphosyntactic structure to phonological representations. Leading specialists formulate a coherent research programme for exponence, integrating the central insights of the last decades and providing challenges for the future.

9780199573738 (pbk.)


Grammar, Comparative and general--Morphosyntax.
Grammar, Comparative and general--Phonology.

P290 MOR