Complex phrase structures within morphological words: Evidence from English and Indonesian Export

@article{Satoip, abstract = {In this paper, I explore the issue of the division of labor between syntax and morphology within the context of the lexicalist vs. non-lexicalist debate on the basis of case studies of phrasal compounds in English and ber –constructions in Indonesian. I first show what challenges these phenomena raise for various existing versions of the lexicalist theory to have a clear grasp of what aspect(s) of the theory must be dropped or improved upon. I then propose (non-lexicalist) alternative accounts of the two phenomena. I show that phrasal compounds can be explained on a par with regular compounding of two simplex roots as a natural consequence of the Multiple Spell-Out model of the Minimalist Program. I provide evidence that ber –constructions in Indonesian are derived via head movement, rejecting potential alternative lexicalist accounts in terms of lexical compounding. I also briefly discuss several architectural design specifications that any model of the morphology–syntax interface must meet. I conclude that the firewall theory of the interface, which determines the degree of the interpenetration between syntax and morphology on a language-particular basis, not only meets these specifications, but also serves as an explanatory model within which the syntax–morphology interaction can be productively pursued.}, author = {Sato, Yosuke}, citeulike-article-id = {5005979}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.lingua.2009.05.008}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0024384109001454}, day = {16}, doi = {10.1016/j.lingua.2009.05.008}, issn = {00243841}, journal = {Lingua}, keywords = {compound-words, language, lexicon, linguistics, morphology, syntax}, month = {June}, posted-at = {2009-08-21 10:23:29}, priority = {5}, title = {Complex phrase structures within morphological words: Evidence from English and Indonesian}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.lingua.2009.05.008}, volume = {in press}, year = {2009} }

TY - JOUR ID - Satoip L3 - citeulike-article-id:5005979 N2 - In this paper, I explore the issue of the division of labor between syntax and morphology within the context of the lexicalist vs. non-lexicalist debate on the basis of case studies of phrasal compounds in English and ber –constructions in Indonesian. I first show what challenges these phenomena raise for various existing versions of the lexicalist theory to have a clear grasp of what aspect(s) of the theory must be dropped or improved upon. I then propose (non-lexicalist) alternative accounts of the two phenomena. I show that phrasal compounds can be explained on a par with regular compounding of two simplex roots as a natural consequence of the Multiple Spell-Out model of the Minimalist Program. I provide evidence that ber –constructions in Indonesian are derived via head movement, rejecting potential alternative lexicalist accounts in terms of lexical compounding. I also briefly discuss several architectural design specifications that any model of the morphology–syntax interface must meet. I conclude that the firewall theory of the interface, which determines the degree of the interpenetration between syntax and morphology on a language-particular basis, not only meets these specifications, but also serves as an explanatory model within which the syntax–morphology interaction can be productively pursued. JF - Lingua SN - 00243841 TI - Complex phrase structures within morphological words: Evidence from English and Indonesian VL - in press KW - compound-words KW - language KW - lexicon KW - linguistics KW - morphology KW - syntax AU - Sato, Yosuke PY - 2009/06/16/ UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.lingua.2009.05.008 ER -