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Morphology and Mind (RLE Linguistics C: Applied Linguistics) - A Unified Approach to Explanation in Linguistics (Hardcover)
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Morphology and Mind (RLE Linguistics C: Applied Linguistics) - A Unified Approach to Explanation in Linguistics (Hardcover)
Series: Routledge Library Editions: Linguistics
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The central concern of this book is the explanation of linguistic
form. It examines in detail certain cross-linguistic patterns in
morphological systems, providing unified explanations of the
observation that suffixes predominate over prefixes and the
correlation between affix position and syntactic head position. The
explanation of the suffixing preference is one which appeals to
principles of language processing, tempered by cognitive
constraints underlying language change. These factors, coupled with
generative morphological analysis, also provide an explanation for
the head/affix correlation. The extended case-study illustrates a
unified, integrative approach to explanation in linguistics which
stresses two major features: the search for cognitive or other
functional principles that could potentially underlie formally
specified regularities; and the need for a micro-analysis of the
mechanisms of 'linkage' between regularity and explanation. The
natural methodological consequence of such an approach is a move
towards greater cooperation between the various subdisciplines of
linguistics, as well as a greatly needed expansion of
cross-disciplinary research. The author's broad training in
theoretical morphology, formal and typological universals, and
language processing, allows him to cross traditional boundaries and
view the complex interactions between theoretical linguistic
principles and cognitive mechanisms with considerable clarity of
vision.
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