TY - BOOK ID - 10703237 TI - Inflectional defectiveness PY - 2015 VL - 148 SN - 9781107045842 1107045843 9781107053854 9781107623712 1316361438 1316364437 1316362434 1316358038 1107053854 1316355039 1107623715 1316349039 PB - Cambridge Cambridge University Press DB - UniCat KW - Paradigm (Linguistics) KW - Grammar, Comparative and general KW - Historical linguistics. KW - Diachronic linguistics KW - Dynamic linguistics KW - Evolutionary linguistics KW - Language and languages KW - Language and history KW - Linguistics KW - Morphology (Linguistics) KW - Inflection KW - Inflectional morphology KW - Paradigmatics (Linguistics) KW - Substitution class (Linguistics) KW - Inflection. KW - Morphology. KW - History KW - Morphology KW - 801.55 KW - 801.55 Morfologie--(taalkunde) KW - Morfologie--(taalkunde) KW - Historical linguistics KW - Languages & Literatures KW - Philology & Linguistics KW - Comparative grammar KW - Grammar KW - Grammar, Philosophical KW - Grammar, Universal KW - Philosophical grammar KW - Philology KW - Grammar, Comparative KW - E-books KW - Grammar, Comparative and general - Inflection KW - Grammar, Comparative and general - Morphology KW - Grammar, Comparative and general Morphology UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:10703237 AB - "The book presents a theory of morphology which is rooted in the implicative structure of the paradigm. This systematic exploration of the topic also addresses questions of inflection class organization, the morphology-syntax interface, the structure of the lexicon, and the nature of productivity. Presenting a novel synthesis of established research and new empirical data, this work is significant for researchers and graduate students in all fields of linguistics"-- "Paradigmatic gaps ('missing' inflected forms) have traditionally been considered to be the random detritus of a language's history and marginal exceptions to the normal functioning of its inflectional system. Arguing that this is a misperception, Inflectional Defectiveness demonstrates that paradigmatic gaps are in fact normal and expected products of inflectional structure. Sims offers an accessible exploration of how and why inflectional defectiveness arises, why it persists, and how it is learned. The book presents a theory of morphology which is rooted in the implicative structure of the paradigm. This systematic exploration of the topic also addresses questions of inflection class organization, the morphology-syntax interface, the structure of the lexicon, and the nature of productivity. Presenting a novel synthesis of established research and new empirical data, this work is significant for researchers and graduate students in all fields of linguistics"-- ER -