Lexical Structures: Compounding and the Modules of Grammar

Heinz Giegerich

Published by Edinburgh University Press 2015

Lexical Structures

Compounding and the Modules of Grammar

Heinz Giegerich

In the series Edinburgh Studies in Theoretical Linguistics

https://doi.org/10.1515/9780748630554

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Proposes a tripartite structure for the study of grammar comprising the lexicon, the morphology and the syntax

Bringing together the subjects of English compounding and Chomsky’s theory of ‘Lexicalism’, Heinz Giegerich demonstrates the impossibility of drawing a line between compounds and phrases, and therefore between the lexicon and the syntax, the two grammatical modules of Lexicalism. Proposing a new model of grammatical modularity, where the lexicon and the syntax overlap ‘like slates on a roof’, Giegerich examines long-standing and unresolved questions about the difference between English compounds and phrases. With its detailed study of compound words in English and its comprehensive analysis of Lexicalism’s theoretical framework, Lexical Structures: Compounding and the Modules of Grammar will be of profound interest for all researchers and students with an interest in English linguistics, and in morphological, syntactic or phonological theory.

Brings together the subjects of English compounding and Chomsky's theory of Lexicalism
Includes a detailed study of compound words in English
Proposes a new model of grammatical modularity

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	v
Preamble Publicly Available Download PDF	vii
Chapter 1. The grammar of adjectival attribution Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
Chapter 2. Associative attribution Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	15
Chapter 3. A mythology of fore-stress, end-stress and tree geometry Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	43
Chapter 4. Interlude: the porous nature of lexical stratification Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	76
Chapter 5. Lexical integrity? Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	96
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Language: English
Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
Audience: College/higher education;
Pages
- Main content: 152
Keywords: Language & Linguistics

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Published: August 24, 2015
ISBN: 9780748630554