31.3673, Books: The Complexities of Morphology: Arkadiev, Gardaani (eds.)

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Date: Tue, 01 Dec 2020 00:06:27
From:  Oxford University Press [HumanitiesMarketing at oup.com]
Subject: The Complexities of Morphology: Arkadiev, Gardaani (eds.)

 


Title: The Complexities of Morphology 
Publication Year: 2020 
Publisher: Oxford University Press
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Book URL: https://global.oup.com/academic/product/the-complexities-of-morphology-9780198861287?utm_source=linguistlist&utm_medium=listserv&utm_campaign=linguistics 


Editor: Peter Arkadiev
Editor: Francesco Gardaani

Hardback: ISBN:  9780198861287 Pages: 416 Price: U.S. $ 115.00


Abstract:

This volume explores the multiple aspects of morphological complexity,
investigating primarily whether certain aspects of morphology can be
considered more complex than others, and how that complexity can be measured.
The book opens with a detailed introduction from the editors that critically
assesses the foundational assumptions that inform contemporary approaches to
morphological complexity. In the chapters that follow, the volume's expert
contributors approach the topic from typological, acquisitional,
sociolinguistic, and diachronic perspectives; the concluding chapter offers an
overview of these various approaches, with a focus on the minimum description
length principle. The analyses are based on rich empirical data from both
well-known languages such as Russian and lesser-studied languages from Africa,
Australia, and the Americas, as well as experimental data from artificial
language learning.
 



Linguistic Field(s): Historical Linguistics
                     Morphology
                     Typology


Written In: English  (eng)

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