Mixed categories: The morphosyntax of noun modification

Front matter
Contents
Figures
Tables
Preface
Acknowledgements
Abbreviations
1 Introduction: Word Categories and Category Mixing
1.1 Introduction
1.2 Word Classes
1.2.1 The Functionalist Perspective
1.2.2 Feature Systems
1.2.3 Word Classes as Canonical Categories and Prototypes
1.3 Categorial Mixing
1.3.1 Paradigmatic Category Mixing
1.3.2 Syntagmatic Category Mixing
1.4 Mixed Categories in Adnominal Modification
1.4.1 Adjective and Noun Properties
1.4.2 Main Parameters of Variation
1.5 Structure of the Book
2 Modification Constructions
2.1 Introduction
2.2 Attributive Modification
2.2.1 Overview of Semantics
2.2.2 Canonical Attributive Modifiers
2.3 Possessive Constructions
2.3.1 Canonical Inalienable Possession
2.3.2 Alienable Possession
2.4 Modification-by-Noun
2.4.1 Analyses of N-N Compounds
2.4.2 Compounds as Modification-by-Noun
2.5 Towards a Typology
2.5.1 Encoding Strategies
2.5.2 Distinct Encodings
2.5.3 Possession vs. Modification
2.5.4 Modification-by-Nominal-Concept vs. Attributive Modification
2.5.5 Single Strategy
2.5.6 Polyfunctionality Patterns
2.5.7 The Role of Juxtaposition
2.6 Conclusions
3 Categorial Mixing in the Nominal Phrase
3.1 Introduction
3.2 N-N Compounds as Mixed Categories
3.3 Denominal Adjectives
3.3.1 Denominal Adjectives with Added Semantic Predicate
3.3.2 Noun-to-Adjective Transpositions
Relational Adjectives
Possessive Adjectives
Proprietive and Privative Adjectives
3.4 Modification by Case and Adpositional Phrases
3.4.1 Constructions with Added Semantic Predicate
Oblique Modifiers
Reduced Relative Clauses
3.4.2 Constructions with No Added Semantic Predicate
Agreeing Genitives
Genitives in Modification-by-Noun
Of -Type PPs
3.5 Attributivization by a Phrasal Affix
3.6 Conclusions
4 Approaches to Mixed Categories
4.1 Introduction
4.2 Dual Projection
4.2.1 Overview
4.2.2 Autolexical Syntax
4.2.3 Reasons for Rejecting Syntactic Affixation
Coordination
Morphotactics
The Form of the Modifier
Conclusions
4.3 Single Projection
4.3.1 Overview
4.3.2 Malouf (2000a, b)
4.4 Mixed Categories in LFG
4.4.1 Bresnan and Mugane (2006)
Overview
Phrasal Coherence
4.4.2 Lowe (2016)
4.5 Conclusions
5 Lexical representation and lexical relatedness
5.1 Introduction
5.2 Individuating Lexemes
5.2.1 Lexeme Individuation Problem
5.2.2 Lexical Hierarchies
5.2.3 The Lexeme Concept in HPSG/SBCG – A Critique
5.3 Lexical Representations
5.3.1 Inflection/Derivation ‘Continuum’
5.3.2 Factorizing Lexical Representations
5.4 Lexical Relatedness
5.4.1 Dynamic and Static Relatedness
5.4.2 Types of Dynamic Relatedness
5.5 Conclusions
6 Generalized paradigm function morphology
6.1 Introduction
6.2 Representing Lexical Relatedness in GPFM
6.3 Lexical Categories
6.3.1 FORM/CONTENT Paradigms
6.3.2 MORSIG
6.3.3 Semantic Function Roles
6.3.4 The Default Cascade Principle
6.4 Transpositions in GPFM: The Feature [REPRESENTATION]
6.5 Excursus: Comparison with Network Morphology
6.6 Conclusions
7 Attributive modification in Lexicalist morphosyntax
7.1 Introduction
7.2 Nominal Syntax
7.2.1 Approaches to Nominal Phrase Structure
7.2.2 Attributive Modification in HPSG
7.3 A Model of Attributive Modification
7.3.1 The A* Semantic Function Role
7.3.2 Adjectives as Lexical Categories
7.3.3 The Attributive Modifier Rule
7.4 The Syntax of the ℜ Relation
7.4.1 The ℜ Relation in Modification-by-Noun
7.4.2 The ℜ Relation in Possessive Constructions
7.4.3 The Possession-Modification Scale Again
7.5 Conclusions
8 Noun-adjective hybrids
8.1 Introduction
8.2 Syntagmatic Mixing in Noun–Adjective Hybrids
8.2.1 The Principle of Lexemic Transparency
8.2.2 The Base Noun Modifiability Property
8.3 Syntax of Denominal Modifiers
8.3.1 Relational Adjectives as Transpositional Lexemes
8.3.2 Chukchi Relational Adjectives
8.4 Representations of Noun-to-Adjective Derivations
8.4.1 Selkup Relational Adjectives
8.4.2 Meaning-Bearing Transpositions: Selkup
8.4.3 Tungusic (and Nenets) Derived Adjectives – with Agreement
8.4.4 Possessive Adjectives in Upper Sorbian
8.4.5 Awngi Agreeing Genitives
8.4.6 Tundra Nenets Compounds
8.5 Conclusions
8.5.1 The Chukchi Relational Adjective
8.5.2 The Selkup Similitudinal Adjective
8.5.3 The Evenki Proprietive
8.5.4 The Awngi and Tundra Nenets Agreeing Noun Forms
8.5.5 Excursus on Possessive Adjectives
9 Conclusions and prospects
Bibliography
Language index
Author index
Subject index
Other books in the series
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