Enclisis, mesoclisis and inflection in Italo-Romance varieties: A minimalist analysis
This contribution addresses a central theme in morphological analysis, namely the relationship between clitics and inflectional elements. Important contributions on the point are due to Anderson (1992 - lingbuzz, the linguistics archive
LingBuzz > MorphologyCase and the syntax of argument indexation: An analysis of Sorani Kurdish
This is the second draft of our book on case and the syntax of argument indexation. We argue for an approach in which case labels ('Nominative', 'Ergative', etc.) are shorthand for bundles of decompos - lingbuzz, the linguistics archive
LingBuzz > MorphologyReview of Gippert & Dum-Tragut "Caucasian Albania - an International Handbook"
The review examines the contributions of the first comprehensive handbook on the Caucasian Albanian people, who until the 8th century CE ruled the lower Kura river basin in what is today Azerbaijan. T - lingbuzz, the linguistics archive
LingBuzz > MorphologyAstrology Series, No. 4. MS 408.
Astrology Series, No. 4. MS 408. Gemini: The Lovers. This paper translates all scripts and image annotations included on the Gemini page from the astrology section of the manuscript. Unlike modern ast - lingbuzz, the linguistics archive
LingBuzz > MorphologyThe simple reason LLMs are not scientific models (and what the alternative is for linguistics).
Response to Piantadosi (2023). There is a an explicit and mathematical reason why Large Language Models (LLMs) are not scientific theories. They belong to a class of Universal Function Approximators, - lingbuzz, the linguistics archive
LingBuzz > MorphologyГрамматика. Язык. Лингвистика [Grammar. Language. Linguistics - In Response to Opposing Views]
I discuss the criteria of defining linguistics against other science branches. Linguistics is not a proper part of semiotics, since the foundations of language do not necessarily rely on the theory o - lingbuzz, the linguistics archive
LingBuzz > MorphologyFrench liaison and hiatus avoidance
One key hypothesis of Optimality Theory is that phonological processes are motivated by phonotactic constraints. This hypothesis has been challenged by Morin (2005) using data from French liaison that - lingbuzz, the linguistics archive
LingBuzz > MorphologyPrimary and Secondary Predication in Russian and the SLP: ILP Distinction Revisited
This paper addresses the distribution of Russian constructions expressing SLP semantics and introduces a distinction of internal SLP (SLP-INT) vs external SLP (SLP-INT). The semantics of SLP-INT is ex - lingbuzz, the linguistics archive
LingBuzz > MorphologyRussian Predicatives and Frequency Metrics
This paper introduces five metrics for measuring the frequencies of dative predicatives in Russian. I measure the frequencies of the predicatives in the contact position with the same-clause da - lingbuzz, the linguistics archive
LingBuzz > MorphologyПредикаты состояния и семантические типы предикатов [States, Events, and Predicate Types]
I discuss the foundations of predicate ontologies based on two model notions – elementary states of affairs and eventualities, i.e. ordered pairs of initial and end states of affairs. Vendlerian class - lingbuzz, the linguistics archive
LingBuzz > MorphologyExpérimentation et modélisation en linguistique
[This paper, written in French, is an introduction to experiments and modelling in linguistics meant for a lay audience. It is based on a course that I taught at the 2023 summer school of the ENS (Ulm - lingbuzz, the linguistics archive
LingBuzz > MorphologyMutation, allomorphy and Galician clitics
The Galician definite article and direct object clitics exhibit allomorphy-like alternations which raise a number of questions for the morphology-phonology interface. This squib highlights inadequacie - lingbuzz, the linguistics archive
LingBuzz > MorphologyVoice Only: No Passive, Causative and Applicative Heads
With the aim of justifying the idea that Voice is the single engine to syntactically derive voice alternations, I pursue a Split VoiceP approach to articulating Voice and the voice domain. Based on Le - lingbuzz, the linguistics archive
LingBuzz > MorphologyThe Reflexive-Possessive Rule in Mongolian as Binding Principle A and Its Implications for English
This short article shows that the Reflexive-Possessive Rule in Mongolian is a special kind of Binding Principle A, given the properties of the Reflexive-Possessive suffix ‘-aa’ that resemble the nomin - lingbuzz, the linguistics archive
LingBuzz > MorphologyTP inside subject nominalizations: Evidence from Oshiwambo
Subject nominalizations have been argued to be deprived in verbal structure and do not showcase extended verbal projections such as TP (Baker & Vinokurova 2009). We show that TP is realized in Oshiwam - lingbuzz, the linguistics archive
LingBuzz > MorphologyIt’s time for a complete theory of partial predictability in language
Given the centrality of partial predictability to linguistic experience, it is striking that it plays such a minor role in theoretical linguistics. For many, partial predictability is a phenomenon to - lingbuzz, the linguistics archive
LingBuzz > MorphologyThe interaction/satisfaction distinction is redundant: A reply to Deal (2024) and Oxford (2022)
Two recent papers on variation in agreement, one by Deal (2024) for the person-case constraint (PCC) and one by Oxford (2022) for Algonquian direct/inverse Voice, have argued for a split between inter - lingbuzz, the linguistics archive
LingBuzz > MorphologyThe full TOC of Coordinate Structures
This is the full table of contents of the Element "Coordinate Structures", which is not included in the Element. One typo: In (76a) on page 30, the realized forms of the two Js should be exchanged. - lingbuzz, the linguistics archive
LingBuzz > MorphologyHer, Hers, Herself and Her Own: Deriving Reflexive Possessive Pronouns in English
Taking ‘her’, ‘hers’, ‘herself’ and ‘her own’ as an example, this short article analyzes the internal syntactic structure of English personal pronouns in connection with their morphological properties - lingbuzz, the linguistics archive
LingBuzz > MorphologyOmnivorous person, number and gender in Mundari: A Cyclic Agree analysis
Mundari, an Austroasiatic language spoken by the Mundari tribes from the Jharkhand region of the Indian subcontinent, exhibits an omnivorous pattern for person, number, and gender. This pattern can be - lingbuzz, the linguistics archive
LingBuzz > MorphologyDistributed Morphology and historical linguistics
Distributed Morphology (DM) has only begun to be systematically applied to problems of historical morphology and morphological change in the past 10–15 years, but has already given rise to some promis - lingbuzz, the linguistics archive
LingBuzz > MorphologyVerbal strategies for expressing reciprocity – the case of Hebrew
This paper delves into the semantics of the reciprocal construction recognized in the literature as "verbal" or "lexical" reciprocals. A common assumption is that predicates of this construction inher - lingbuzz, the linguistics archive
LingBuzz > MorphologyWhen sound change obscures morphosyntax: Insights from Seediq
The Formosan language Seediq displays an understudied case of morphological opacity, where a single phonological innovation has resulted in the syncretism of five Proto-Austronesian functional affixes - lingbuzz, the linguistics archive
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