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Explaining Language Structure Through Systems Interaction

By Zygmunt Frajzyngier , Erin Shay

Book information

Publisher
John Benjamins Publishing Company
Year
2003
ISBN
1588114368, 9781588114365, 9027229635, 9789027229632, 9789027295569
LCC
P151 .F677 2003
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
3 MB (3096538 bytes)
Series
Typological Studies in Language 55
Edition
1st
Pages
300\328
Time added
2011-06-04 13:46:07

Description

This book proposes a framework for describing languages through the description of relationships among lexicon, morphology, syntax, and phonology. The framework is based on the notion of formal coding means; the principle of functional transparency; the notion of functional domains; and the notion of systems interaction in the coding of functional domains. The study is based on original analyses of cross-linguistic data. The fundamental finding of the study is that different languages may code different functional domains, which must be discovered by analyzing the formal means available in each language. The first part of the book proposes a methodology for discovering functional domains and the second part describes the properties of various functional domains. The book presents new cross-linguistic analyses of theoretical issues including agreement; phenomena attributed to government; nominal classification; prerequisites for and implications of linear order coding; and defining characteristics of lexical categories. The study also contributes new analyses of specific problems in individual languages.

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