Abstract
The syntax of roots and the roots of syntax. Ed. by Artemis Alexiadou, Hagit Borer, and Florian Schäfer. (Oxford studies in theoretical linguistics 51.) Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2014. Pp. xiii, 333. ISBN 9780199665273. $115 (Hb.) Reviewed by Itamar Kastner.
A considerable amount of recent work in morphology has relied on the notion of a categoryless ‘root’. Under most approaches associated with this view, the root is the lexical core of the derivation. Such approaches have found it useful to posit this element because it allows the analyst to hypothesize different constraints for the root and for the rest of the syntax. This division of labor is the topic of The syntax of roots and the roots of syntax.
A considerable amount of recent work in morphology has relied on the notion of a categoryless ‘root’. Under most approaches associated with this view, the root is the lexical core of the derivation. Such approaches have found it useful to posit this element because it allows the analyst to hypothesize different constraints for the root and for the rest of the syntax. This division of labor is the topic of The syntax of roots and the roots of syntax.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 210-213 |
| Journal | Language |
| Volume | 92 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| Early online date | 31 Mar 2016 |
| Publication status | Published - Mar 2016 |