Asymmetry in Grammar
Volume 2: Morphology, phonology, acquisition
Editor
Asymmetry in Grammar: Morphology, Phonology and Acquisition presents evidence that asymmetry, as a property of linguistic relations, is salient in grammar. The papers in morphology bring further evidence for the centrality of asymmetry in word-structure. It is shown that asymmetry is part of the internal structure of functional constructs such as determiners and complementizers, as it is the case for lexical constructs. Further evidence is presented for the asymmetry of prefixes in verb structure. A typology of formal objects based on the distinction between maximal and minimal categories is formulated. It is proposed that Formal Complexity drives the change from synthetic to analytic expressions. The papers in phonology point to the fact that asymmetry is part of that linguistic dimension in terms of processes that eliminates symmetric relations, in terms of head-dependency relations, in terms of relative scope of the distinctive features in any inventory, in terms of universal principles in combination with certain language specific choices. Moreover, the papers on acquisition bring to fore experimental data that point to the same direction. The asymmetry of grammatical relations provides the form of the initial state of language that enables the child to cope with the poverty of the stimulus.
The collection includes papers in morphology by Anna Maria Di Sciullo, Angela Ralli, Réjean Canac-Marquis, Abdelkader Fassi Fehri, papers in phonology by Eric Raimy, Harry van der Hulst and Nancy Ritter, Glyne Piggott, Charles Reiss, Elan Dresher, and papers in acquisition from Maria Louisa Rivero and Magdalena Goledzinowska, and David Lebeaux.
The collection includes papers in morphology by Anna Maria Di Sciullo, Angela Ralli, Réjean Canac-Marquis, Abdelkader Fassi Fehri, papers in phonology by Eric Raimy, Harry van der Hulst and Nancy Ritter, Glyne Piggott, Charles Reiss, Elan Dresher, and papers in acquisition from Maria Louisa Rivero and Magdalena Goledzinowska, and David Lebeaux.
[Linguistik Aktuell/Linguistics Today, 58] 2003. vi, 309 pp.
Publishing status: Available
Published online on 21 October 2008
Published online on 21 October 2008
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Table of Contents
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Asymmetry in grammar: Morphology, phonology, acquisitionAnna Maria Di Sciullo | pp. 1–8
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Morphological relations in asymmetry theoryAnna Maria Di Sciullo | pp. 9–36
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Prefixation vs. compoundingAngela Ralli | pp. 37–63
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Asymmetry, syntactic objects and the Mirror GeralizationRéjean Canac Marquis | pp. 65–94
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Synthetic/analytic asymmetries in voice and temporal patternsAbdelkader Fassi Fehri | pp. 95–128
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Asymmetry and linearization in phonologyEric Raimy | pp. 129–146
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Levels, constraints and headsHarry van der Hulst and Nancy A. Ritter | pp. 147–188
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Obstruent neutrality in nasal harmonyG.L. Piggott | pp. 189–214
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Towards a theory of fundamental phonological relationsCharles Reiss | pp. 215–238
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Contrast and asymmetries in inventoriesB. Elan Dresher | pp. 239–257
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The Acquisition of constructions with reflexive clitics in PolishMaría Luisa Rivero and Magdalena Goledzinowska | pp. 259–283
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A subgrammar approach to language acquisitionDavid Lebeaux | pp. 285–300
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Index | pp. 301–306
“Anna Maria Di Sciullo has assembled a remarkable collection of papers that contribute, in highly varied ways, to the "asymmetry project" that she has been conducting. They offer many fascinating insights and ideas, which will doubtless stimulate a great deal of valuable inquiry.”
Noam Chomsky, MIT Cambridge
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Subjects
Main BIC Subject
CFDC: Language acquisition
Main BISAC Subject
LAN009000: LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / General