Lexical Categories and Root Classes in Amerindian Languages

Type

Book

Authors

Lois ( Ximena Lois )

Vapnarsky ( Valentina Vapnarsky )

ISBN 10

303910831X

ISBN 13

9783039108312

Tags

Grammar, Linguistics, Semantics, Study & Teaching, Foreign Languages

Description

The problem of lexical categories and root class determination is fundamental in linguistic description and theory. Research on this topic has been particularly stimulated by studies of Amerindian languages. The essays in this collection, written by specialists in languages from South, Middle and North America, provide new insights into processes, levels, functions, and the aquisition of lexical categories, from various recent theoretical perspectives. The volume also addresses recent debates about root indeterminacy. Focusing on morphosyntax, phonology, and semantics, the contributions offer invaluable material for typological generalizations and for comprehension of the nature of the mental lexicon.

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