Cover; Half-title; Series-title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Preface; Abbreviations and symbols; 1 Introduction; 2 Characteristics of syncretism; 3 Cross-linguistic typology of features; 4 Formal representation; 5 Formal framework and case studies; 6 Conclusion; Appendix 1: Case syncretism in the World Atlas of Language Structures sample; Appendix 2: Person syncretism in the World Atlas of Language Structures sample; Appendix 3: Syncretism in two-place verbs in the World Atlas of Language Structures corpus; Appendix 4: DATR fragment for Dhasaanac case study
Summary
Syncretism - where a single form serves two or more morphosyntactic functions - is a persistent problem at the syntax-morphology interface. This poineering book provides the first full-length study of inflectional syncretism, examining its occurence across a wide range of languages. It will be of key interest to syntacticians and morphologists alike
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 254-270) and indexes
