Canonical Morphology and Syntax

Brown, DP, Chumakina, M and Corbett, GG (2012) Canonical Morphology and Syntax Oxford University Press. ISBN 0199604320

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Abstract

This is the first book to present Canonical Typology, a framework for comparing constructions and categories across languages. The canonical method takes the criteria used to define particular categories or phenomena (eg negation, finiteness, possession) to create a multidimensional space in which language-specific instances can be placed. In this way, the issue of fit becomes a matter of greater or lesser proximity to a canonical ideal. Drawing on the expertise of world class scholars in the field, the book addresses the issue of cross-linguistic comparability, illustrates the range of areas - from morphosyntactic features to reported speech - to which linguists are currently applying this methodology, and explores to what degree the approach succeeds in discovering the elusive canon of linguistic phenomena.

Item Type:	Book
Divisions :	Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences > School of English and Languages > English > Surrey Morphology Group
Authors :	Name Email ORCID Brown, DP Chumakina, M Corbett, GG
Date :	8 November 2012
Related URLs :	Publisher
Depositing User :	Symplectic Elements
Date Deposited :	14 Feb 2013 13:10
Last Modified :	31 Oct 2017 14:56
URI:	http://epubs.surrey.ac.uk/id/eprint/745800

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