Analogy In Grammar: Form And Acquisition Hardcover

James P.Blevins

In this book, leading researchers in morphology, syntax, language acquisition, psycholinguistics, and computational linguistics address central questions about the form and acquisition of analogy in grammar. What kinds of patterns do speakers select as the basis for analogical extension? What types of items are particularly susceptible or resistant to analogical pressures? At what levels do analogical processes operate and how do processes interact? What formal mechanisms are appropriate for modelling analogy? The novel synthesis of typological, theoretical, computational, and developmental paradigms in this volume brings us closer to answering these questions than ever before.

9780199547548

English

Oxford University Press

15-07-2009

294

James P.Blevins

Juliette Blevins

A very enlightening and useful collection of pertinent linguistic work in the field, and the editors have done a wonderful job in bringing together many high-quality, insightful papers on the subject. * Sabine Arndt-Lappe, Linguistische Berichte *