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Phi-features, such as person, number, and gender, present a rare opportunity for syntacticians, morphologists and semanticists to collaborate on a research enterprise in which they all have an equal stake and which they all approach with data and insights from their own fields. This volume is the first to attempt to bring together these different strands and styles of research. It presents the core questions, major results, and new directions of this emergent area of linguistic theory and shows how Phi Theory casts light on the nature of interfaces and the structure of the grammar. The book will interest scholars and students of all aspects of linguistic theory at graduate level and above.
This volume investigates how phi-features—specifically person, number, and gender—function as a central nexus for collaboration across syntax, morphology, and semantics. The authors, Daniel Harbour, David Adger, and Susana Bejar, compile research that addresses the core questions and emergent directions of phi-theory. By integrating diverse methodologies, the text argues that these features provide a unique lens through which to observe the structure of grammar and the nature of linguistic interfaces.
What You Will Find
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Experts identify this volume as a foundational text for graduate-level research in theoretical linguistics. Readers frequently note the high academic density of the prose and the specialized nature of the arguments presented.
Page Count:
320
Publication Date:
2008-01-01
Publisher:
Oxford University Press
ISBN-10:
0191526738
ISBN-13:
9780191526732
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