Aspects of the Theory of Clitics
Format:Hardback
Publisher:Oxford University Press
Published:15th Sep '05
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This is the first book to cover the grammar of clitics from all points of view, including their phonology and syntax and relation to morphology. In the process, it deals with the relation of second position clitics to verb-second phenomena in Germanic and other languages, the grammar of contracted auxiliary verbs in English, noun incorporation constructions, and several other much discussed topics in grammar. Stephen Anderson includes analyses of a number of particular languages, and some of these - such as Kwakw'ala ("Kwakiutl") and Surmiran Rumantsch - are based on his own field research. The study of clitics has broad implications for a general understanding of sentence structure in natural language. Stephen Anderson's clearly-written, wide-ranging, and original account will be of wide interest to scholars and advanced students of phonology, morphology, and syntax.
undoubtedly one of the most important and valuable contributions to the study of clitics * Peter M. Arkadiev, The Linguist List *
[an] important and much needed book ... This study will undoubtedly be a cornerstone in any future debates on this important topic. * Draga Zec, Word Structure *
ISBN: 9780199279906
Dimensions: 243mm x 163mm x 24mm
Weight: 652g
328 pages