Phonological word and grammatical word : a cross linguistic typology

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Phonological word and grammatical word : a cross linguistic typology

Title remainder

a cross linguistic typology

Statement of responsibility

edited by Alexandra Y. Aikhenvald, R. M. W. Dixon and Nathan M. White

Contributor

• Dixon, Robert M. W., 1939-
• Aĭkhenvalʹd, A. I︠U︡., (Aleksandra I︠U︡rʹevna)
• White, Nathan M.

Editor

• Dixon, Robert M. W., 1939-
• Aĭkhenvalʹd, A. I︠U︡., (Aleksandra I︠U︡rʹevna)
• White, Nathan M.

Subject

• Grammar, Comparative and general -- Phonology
• Grammar, Comparative and general -- Phonology
• Grammar, Comparative and general -- Phonology

Language

eng

Summary

This volume examines the concept of 'word' in its many guises and across many languages. 'Word' is a cornerstone for the understanding of any language: it is a pronounceable phonological unit; it has a meaning and a morphological structure and syntactic function; and it exists as a dictionary entry and an orthographic item. Speakers also understand 'word' as a psychological reality: they can talk about the meaning of a word and its suitability in certain social contexts. However, the relationship between the phonological word and grammatical word can be more complex, in that a phonological word can consist of more than one grammatical word, or vice versa. Following an introduction outlining the parameters of variation for phonological word and grammatical word, the chapters in this volume explore how the concept of 'word' can be applied to languages of diverse typological make-up, from the highly synthetic to highly analytic. The data are drawn from languages of Australia and the Pacific (Fijian, Yalaku, Yidin), the Americas (Chamacoco, Murui, Jarawara), Asia (Hmong, Japanese, Lao), and Africa (Makary Kotoko), with a final chapter that investigates the properties of 'word' from a cross-linguistic perspective. The volume advances our understanding of what constitutes a word, and will be a valuable resource for scholars and students of typology, linguistic anthropology, phonology, and grammar

Member of

• Oxford linguistics
• Explorations in linguistic typology, v.10

Cataloging source

YDX

Dewey number

414

Index

index present

LC call number

P217

LC item number

.P488 2020

Literary form

non fiction

Nature of contents

bibliography

Series statement

• Oxford linguistics
• Explorations in Linguistic Typology

Series volume

v.10