{"product_id":"inflectional-defectiveness-paperback-9781107623712","title":"Inflectional Defectiveness (Paperback \/ softback) 9781107623712","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eInflectional Defectiveness\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAn accessible exploration of how defectiveness emerges from the implicative organization of paradigms and the structure of the lexicon.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eAndrea D. Sims (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781107623712, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 9 May 2019\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e331 pages, 18 b\/w illus.  64 tables\u003cbr\u003e23 x 15.3 x 2 cm, 0.56 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'In Inflection Defectiveness, Andrea D. Sims shines a light on a specific, controversial, problematic, and therefore often ignored aspect of many of the world's languages. In doing so, the author describes a number of paradigmatic gaps in multiple languages.' Daniel Walter, The Linguist List\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eParadigmatic gaps ('missing' inflected forms) have traditionally been considered to be the random detritus of a language's history and marginal exceptions to the normal functioning of its inflectional system. Arguing that this is a misperception, Inflectional Defectiveness demonstrates that paradigmatic gaps are in fact normal and expected products of inflectional structure. Sims offers an accessible exploration of how and why inflectional defectiveness arises, why it persists, and how it is learned. The book presents a theory of morphology which is rooted in the implicative structure of the paradigm. This systematic exploration of the topic also addresses questions of inflection class organization, the morphology-syntax interface, the structure of the lexicon, and the nature of productivity. Presenting a novel synthesis of established research and new empirical data, this work is significant for researchers and graduate students in all fields of linguistics.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eList of tables\u003cbr\u003e List of figures\u003cbr\u003e List of abbreviations\u003cbr\u003e Preface\u003cbr\u003e 1. Introduction\u003cbr\u003e 2. Defining inflectional defectiveness\u003cbr\u003e 3. On the causes of inflectional defectiveness\u003cbr\u003e 4. Productivity, defectiveness, and syncretism\u003cbr\u003e 5. Principal parts, predictability, and paradigmatic gaps\u003cbr\u003e 6. Irreducible gaps and the morphologization of defectiveness\u003cbr\u003e 7. On learnability and the dynamic organization of the lexicon\u003cbr\u003e 8. The implicative structure of the paradigm and other concluding thoughts\u003cbr\u003e Appendix. Information-theoretic and other probability-based measures of inflectional structure.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Grammar, syntax \u0026amp; morphology [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Grammar, syntax \u0026amp; morphology\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Grammar,%20syntax%20\u0026amp;%20morphology%20%5BCFK%5D%22\"\u003eCFK\u003c\/a\u003e], Linguistics [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Linguistics\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Linguistics%20%5BCF%5D%22\"\u003eCF\u003c\/a\u003e], Language: history \u0026amp; general works [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Language: history \u0026amp; general works\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Language:%20history%20\u0026amp;%20general%20works%20%5BCBX%5D%22\"\u003eCBX\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46265801277720,"sku":"9781107623712","price":29.38,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781107623712i_cce50d12-10db-49e3-8af5-7a2c93daa5da.jpg?v=1696770231","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/inflectional-defectiveness-paperback-9781107623712","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}