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Mixed Categories in the Hierarchical Lexicon
Robert P. Malouf
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Description for Mixed Categories in the Hierarchical Lexicon
paperback. This book presents a novel analysis of mixed category constructions in various languages. Series: Studies in Constraint-based Lexicalism. Num Pages: 256 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: CFK; CFX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 273.
Mixed category constructions like the English verbal gerund involve words that seem to be central members of more than one part of speech and so pose a problem for the standard view of syntactic categories. This book presents a novel analysis of this and similar mixed category constructions in languages including Quechua, Tibetan, Arabic, Fijian, Dagaare, and Jacaltec. Under this analysis, verbal gerunds share the selectional properties of verbs and the distributional properties of nouns. Since different dimensions of grammatical information can vary independently, the behavior of mixed categories creates no paradox. But, while these dimensions are in principle independent, ... Read more
Mixed category constructions like the English verbal gerund involve words that seem to be central members of more than one part of speech and so pose a problem for the standard view of syntactic categories. This book presents a novel analysis of this and similar mixed category constructions in languages including Quechua, Tibetan, Arabic, Fijian, Dagaare, and Jacaltec. Under this analysis, verbal gerunds share the selectional properties of verbs and the distributional properties of nouns. Since different dimensions of grammatical information can vary independently, the behavior of mixed categories creates no paradox. But, while these dimensions are in principle independent, ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Centre for the Study of Language & Information United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
Series
Studies in Constraint-based Lexicalism
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
Stanford, United States
ISBN
9781575861906
SKU
V9781575861906
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