Morphosemantics: A Neglected Chapter in Linguistics.

Gordon, W. Terrence

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Morphosemantics: A Neglected Chapter in Linguistics

Gordon, W. Terrence

Glossa, 12, 1, 3-15, 78

This article argues that morphosemantic sets are a consequence of general properties of language structure. Thus the sets serve as a framework for advancing the study of motivation as a functional feature of language use. (Author/NCR)

Descriptors: Generative Grammar, Lexicology, Linguistic Theory, Morphemes, Morphology (Languages), Phonemes, Phonology, Semantics, Structural Grammar, Traditional Grammar, Transformational Generative Grammar

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