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SUMMARY:Lacking Integrity: HPSG as a Morphosyntactic Theory - Guy Edward T
 oh Emerson (University of Cambridge)
DTSTART:20151127T120000Z
DTEND:20151127T130000Z
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CONTACT:Kris Cao
DESCRIPTION:Many linguistic theories assume a distinction between morpholo
 gy and syntax. However\, despite decades of research\, no cross-linguistic
 ally valid definition of 'word' has emerged (Haspelmath\, 2010)\, suggesti
 ng that no sharp distinction is justified. Under such a view\, the basic u
 nits are morphemes\, rather than words\, but it has been argued this raise
 s problems when analysing phenomena such as zero inflection\, syncretism\,
  stem alternations\, and extended exponence.\n\nI will first give an intro
 duction to the syntactic framework of HPSG\, and then argue that with exis
 ting HPSG machinery\, a morpheme-based approach can in fact deal with the 
 above issues. To illustrate this\, I will consider Slovene nominal declens
 ion and Georgian verb agreement\, which have both been used to argue again
 st morpheme-based approaches. These concerns can be overcome through the u
 se of a type hierarchy\, and the resulting morpheme-based analyses are sim
 pler than the alternatives. Furthermore\, I will show how notions from Wor
 d-and-Paradigm morphology\, such as 'rule of referral' and 'stem space'\, 
 can be recast in this framework. By the end of the talk\, I hope to demons
 trate that using HPSG as a unified morphosyntactic theory is not only feas
 ible\, but also yields fruitful insights.\n\nThis work was published at th
 e annual HPSG conference this summer:\nhttp://web.stanford.edu/group/cslip
 ublications/cslipublications/HPSG/2015/emerson-copestake.pdf
LOCATION:FW26\, Computer Laboratory
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