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Dynamic Antisymmetry and the Syntax of Noun Incorporation - Studies in Natural Language and Linguistic Theory Michael Barrie 2011 edition
Dynamic Antisymmetry and the Syntax of Noun Incorporation - Studies in Natural Language and Linguistic Theory
Michael Barrie
Focusing on Northern Iroquoian languages that straddle the Canadian-American border, this insightful synthesis of the influential linguistic theories of Noam Chomsky and Richard Kayne shows how noun incorporation results from a symmetry-breaking operation.
198 pages, biography