This book argues (a) that there is no principled way to distinguish
inflection and derivation and (b) that this fatally undermines
conventional approaches to morphology. Conceptual shortcomings in the
relation between derivational and lexically-derived word forms, Andrew
Spencer suggests, call into question the foundation of the
inferential-derivational approach. Prototypical instances of
inflection and derivation are separated by a host of intermediate
types of lexical relatedness, some discussed in the literature, others
ignored. Far from finding these an embarrassment Professor Spencer
deploys the wealth of types of relatedness in a variety of languages
(including Slavic, Uralic, Australian, Germanic, and Romance) to
develop an enriched and morphologically-informed model of the lexical
entry. He then uses this to build the foundations for a model of
lexical relatedness that is consistent with paradigm-based models.
Lexical Relatedness is a profound and stimulating book. It will
interest all morphologists, lexicographers, and theoretical linguists
more generally.
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ISBN
9780191669521
Publisert
2020
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Oxford University Press Academic UK
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Product language
Engelsk
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Digital bok
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