<p><P>This book is simultaneously a theoretical study in morphosyntax and an in-depth empirical study of Hebrew. Based on Hebrew data, the book defends the status of the root as a lexical and phonological unit and argues that roots, rather than verbs or nouns, are the primitives of word formation. A
Roots and Patterns: Hebrew Morpho-syntax
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- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 2007
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 294
- Series
- Studies in Natural Language and Linguistic Theory
- Edition
- 1
- Category
- Library
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โฆ Synopsis
In-depth investigation of Hebrew verb morphology in light of cutting edge theories of morphology and lexical semantics An original theory about the semantic content of roots An account of how roots function in word-formation A wide empirical basis containing a complete corpus of verb-creating roots in Hebrew
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