INFERENTIAL-REALIZATIONAL MORPHOLOGY AND AFFIX ORDERING: EVIDENCE FROM THE AGREEMENT PATTERNS OF BASQUE AUXILIARY VERBS

Author

Parker Brody, University of KentuckyFollow

Date Available

4-27-2014

Year of Publication

2014

Document Type

Master's Thesis

Degree Name

Master of Arts in Linguistic Theory and Typology (MALTT)

College

Arts and Sciences

Department/School/Program

Linguistic Theory & Typology

Faculty

Dr. Gregory T. Stump

Faculty

Dr. Gregory T. Stump

Abstract

“No aspect of Basque linguistics has received more attention over the years than the morphology of the verb.” (Trask 1981:1)

The current study examines the complex morphological agreement patterns found in the Basque auxiliary verb system as a case in point for discussion of theoretical approaches to inflectional morphology. The traditional syntax-driven treatment of these auxiliaries is contrasted with an inferential, morphology-driven analysis within the Paradigm Function Morphology framework. Additionally, a computational implementation of the current analysis using the DATR lexical knowledge representation language is discussed.

Recommended Citation

Brody, Parker, "INFERENTIAL-REALIZATIONAL MORPHOLOGY AND AFFIX ORDERING: EVIDENCE FROM THE AGREEMENT PATTERNS OF BASQUE AUXILIARY VERBS" (2014). Theses and Dissertations--Linguistics. 2.
https://uknowledge.uky.edu/ltt_etds/2