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Thoughts on morphomes, on a Scandinavian background
Abstract
Since Aronoff (1994), the notion of morphomic patterns, i.e. inflectional patterns without complete motivation from outside of morphology, has gained popularity, especially in works on Romance (e.g. Maiden 2016a). However, the approach has also been criticized. Bowern (2015) suggests that there is very little evidence for autonomously morphological patterns arising. This paper presents a number of Scandinavian counter-examples to her claim. Bermúdez-Otero & Luís (2016) present a number of meta-theoretical objections against the notion of morphomic patterns. Arguments are presented to the effect that a number of these objections are less significant than they appear; some are even misguided.
Abstract
Since Aronoff (1994), the notion of morphomic patterns, i.e. inflectional patterns without complete motivation from outside of morphology, has gained popularity, especially in works on Romance (e.g. Maiden 2016a). However, the approach has also been criticized. Bowern (2015) suggests that there is very little evidence for autonomously morphological patterns arising. This paper presents a number of Scandinavian counter-examples to her claim. Bermúdez-Otero & Luís (2016) present a number of meta-theoretical objections against the notion of morphomic patterns. Arguments are presented to the effect that a number of these objections are less significant than they appear; some are even misguided.
Chapters in this book
- Prelim pages i
- Table of contents v
- Introduction 1
- Possessive -s in German 27
- Analyzing language change through a formalist framework 63
- Variation and change of plural verbs in Salzburg’s base dialects 95
- Content, form and realizations of Upper German case marking 135
- Thoughts on morphomes, on a Scandinavian background 159
- How to get lost 197
- The interaction of phonological and morphological variation in Zurich German 223
- Negative concord in Alemannic 243
- Variation in non-finiteness and temporality from a canonical perspective 283
- Strong or weak? 311
- Index 343
Chapters in this book
- Prelim pages i
- Table of contents v
- Introduction 1
- Possessive -s in German 27
- Analyzing language change through a formalist framework 63
- Variation and change of plural verbs in Salzburg’s base dialects 95
- Content, form and realizations of Upper German case marking 135
- Thoughts on morphomes, on a Scandinavian background 159
- How to get lost 197
- The interaction of phonological and morphological variation in Zurich German 223
- Negative concord in Alemannic 243
- Variation in non-finiteness and temporality from a canonical perspective 283
- Strong or weak? 311
- Index 343
