Canonical Morphology and Syntax

This volume successfully illustrates how Canonical Typology helps resolve a number of debates in typological description. In many cases, the canonical typologies presented expand the scope of investigation for a given topic to include phenomena previously thought irrelevant. In all cases, these typologies pave the way for a much more robust and detailed description of these phenomena, which future linguists should find invaluable. * LinguistList *
The volume is a valuable overview of the research in one of the influential contemporary linguistic theories at the intersection of linguistic typology and grammatical theory. It can also serve as a helpful introduction to the theory of grammatical categories, offering definitions and discussions of several key concepts of morphology, syntax and linguistics in general, and drawing attention to a number of important methodological issues. Both students and professional linguists will undoubtedly benefit from reading this book. * Leonid Kulikov, Journal of Linguistics *
important theoretical contribution to morphological and syntactic typology * Edward Vajda, Studies in Language *