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Austronesian Root Theory
An essay on the limits of morphology
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Table of contents:- Preface- Tables and Figures- Abbreviations used in the text- Introduction- 1. On 'root theory'- 2. The morpheme- 3. A synoptic history of Austronesian root theory- 4. A critique of Brandstetter's theory of the root- 4.1. Control of chance- 4.2. Failure to recognize regular sound change- 4.3. Use of cognates to establish a root- 4.4. Overgeneralization- 4.5. Arbitrariness of 'root variation'- 4.6. The non-argument for word-base formatives- 5. Austronesian root theory revisited- 5.1. The empirical reality of the root- 5.2. The characteristics of the root- 5.3. The root in lin...
Table of contents:
- Preface
- Tables and Figures
- Abbreviations used in the text
- Introduction
- 1. On 'root theory'
- 2. The morpheme
- 3. A synoptic history of Austronesian root theory
- 4. A critique of Brandstetter's theory of the root
- 4.1. Control of chance
- 4.2. Failure to recognize regular sound change
- 4.3. Use of cognates to establish a root
- 4.4. Overgeneralization
- 4.5. Arbitrariness of 'root variation'
- 4.6. The non-argument for word-base formatives
- 5. Austronesian root theory revisited
- 5.1. The empirical reality of the root
- 5.2. The characteristics of the root
- 5.3. The root in linguistic comparison
- 5.4. The psychological reality of the root
- 5.5. The origin of roots
- 6. Related matters
- 6.1. Initial consonant symbolism
- 6.2. Medial consonant symbolism
- 6.3. Final consonant symbolism
- 6.4. Gestalt symbolism
- 6.5. McCune's analysis of Bahasa Indonesia
- 7. Implications for general linguistic theory
- 8. Appendices
- 8.1. Appendix 1
- 8.2. Appendix 2
- 8.3. Appendix 3
- Notes
- References
- Index
- Preface
- Tables and Figures
- Abbreviations used in the text
- Introduction
- 1. On 'root theory'
- 2. The morpheme
- 3. A synoptic history of Austronesian root theory
- 4. A critique of Brandstetter's theory of the root
- 4.1. Control of chance
- 4.2. Failure to recognize regular sound change
- 4.3. Use of cognates to establish a root
- 4.4. Overgeneralization
- 4.5. Arbitrariness of 'root variation'
- 4.6. The non-argument for word-base formatives
- 5. Austronesian root theory revisited
- 5.1. The empirical reality of the root
- 5.2. The characteristics of the root
- 5.3. The root in linguistic comparison
- 5.4. The psychological reality of the root
- 5.5. The origin of roots
- 6. Related matters
- 6.1. Initial consonant symbolism
- 6.2. Medial consonant symbolism
- 6.3. Final consonant symbolism
- 6.4. Gestalt symbolism
- 6.5. McCune's analysis of Bahasa Indonesia
- 7. Implications for general linguistic theory
- 8. Appendices
- 8.1. Appendix 1
- 8.2. Appendix 2
- 8.3. Appendix 3
- Notes
- References
- Index