Morphology-Semantics Mismatches and the Nature of Grammatical Features

Morphology-Semantics Mismatches and the Nature of Grammatical Features

Hybrid nouns have a morphological shape that doesn't match their semantic interpretation. Such nouns pose clear and interesting questions for the nature of grammatical features. For instance, how does a single feature contribute distinct information values to different components of the grammar...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Smith, Peter W.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Berlin ; Boston De Gruyter Mouton, [2021]
Series:Interface explorations ; 35.
Subjects:
Grammar, Comparative and general > Noun.
Semantics.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / General.
Agreement.
Grammatical Features.
Hybrid Nouns.
Mass-Count Distinction.
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Online Access:EBSCOhost
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Table of Contents:
  • Part I: A formal model of feature mismatches
  • 1 Concerning hybrids
  • 2 Theoretical preliminaries: A feature model for hybrid nouns?
  • Part II: Hybrid nouns and the syntax of agreement
  • 3 Agreement in the Minimalist Programme
  • 4 Agreement mismatches and the Agreement Hierarchy
  • 5 Semantic agreement
  • Part III: Mass Nouns
  • 6 The mass-count distinction
  • 7 Furniture-nouns in English
  • 8 Non-countable count nouns in Telugu
  • 9 Concluding remarks

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