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A Natural History of Infixation (Hardcover, New)
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A Natural History of Infixation (Hardcover, New)
Series: Oxford Studies in Theoretical Linguistics, 15
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This book presents the first cross-linguistic study of the
phenomenon of infixation, typically associated in English with
words like "im-bloody-possible," and found in all the world's major
linguistic families. Infixation is a central puzzle in prosodic
morphology: Professor Yu explores its prosodic, phonological, and
morphological characteristics, considers its diverse functions, and
formulates a general theory to explain the rules and constraints by
which it is governed. He examines 154 infixation patterns from over
a hundred languages, including examples from Asia, Europe, Africa,
New Guinea, and South America. He compares the formal properties of
different kinds of infix, explores the range of diachronic pathways
that lead to them, and considers the processes by which they are
acquired in first language learning. A central argument of the book
concerns the idea that the typological tendencies of language may
be traced back to its origins and to the mechanisms of language
transmission. The book thus combines the history of infixation with
an exploration of the role diachronic and functional factors play
in synchronic argumentation: it is an exemplary instance of the
holistic approach to linguistic explanation.
Alan Yu's pioneering study will interest phonologists and
morphologists of all theoretical persuasions, as well as
typologists and historical linguists.
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