Book contents
- Reflections on English Word-Formation
- Reflections on English Word-Formation
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Acknowledgements
- Conventions and Abbreviations
- 1 Introduction
- Part I Basic Questions
- Part II Semantic Questions
- Part III Syntactic Questions
- 12 Reflections on Recursion
- 13 Reflections on Problems with Heads in Word-Formation
- 14 Reflections on Coordination in Word-Formation
- Part IV Interfaces
- Part V Patterns of Word-Formation in English
- Part VI Historical Questions
- Part VII Questions Involving Inflection
- Index of Topics
- Index of English Word-Forming Elements
- References
13 - Reflections on Problems with Heads in Word-Formation
from Part III - Syntactic Questions
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Book contents
- Reflections on English Word-Formation
- Reflections on English Word-Formation
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Acknowledgements
- Conventions and Abbreviations
- 1 Introduction
- Part I Basic Questions
- Part II Semantic Questions
- Part III Syntactic Questions
- 12 Reflections on Recursion
- 13 Reflections on Problems with Heads in Word-Formation
- 14 Reflections on Coordination in Word-Formation
- Part IV Interfaces
- Part V Patterns of Word-Formation in English
- Part VI Historical Questions
- Part VII Questions Involving Inflection
- Index of Topics
- Index of English Word-Forming Elements
- References
Summary
The use of the term ‘head’ in morphology is inherited from syntax, where it has long been used rather differently. When we try to apply the notion in morphology, we find many problems in attempting to find a coherent way of applying it, despite the fact that the right-hand head rule is often thought to give clear answers in English and other Germanic languages.
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