Phonological Word and Grammatical Word

Phonological Word and Grammatical Word
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Publisher : Oxford University Press
Total Pages : 352
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ISBN-10 : 9780192635150
ISBN-13 : 0192635158
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Book Synopsis Phonological Word and Grammatical Word by : Alexandra Y. Aikhenvald

Download or read book Phonological Word and Grammatical Word written by Alexandra Y. Aikhenvald and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2020-11-05 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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, Yidiñ), 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.


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