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==Definition== | |||
In morphology, the '''Mapping Principle''' is a principle proposed by Sproat (1985) to relate the phono-morphological and the syntactico-semantic level of representation of complex words to each other. He basically proposes the Mapping Principle to account for the so-called [[bracketing paradox]]es. | In morphology, the '''Mapping Principle''' is a principle proposed by Sproat (1985) to relate the phono-morphological and the syntactico-semantic level of representation of complex words to each other. He basically proposes the Mapping Principle to account for the so-called [[bracketing paradox]]es. | ||
==Example== | |||
A standard example of a bracketing paradox is ''ungrammaticality''. The phono-morphological representation of this form will include the information that ''un-'' is an unstressed prefix, and that ''-ity'' is a suffix which attracts stress to the previous syllable. The syntactico-semantic representation will include the information that ''un-'' selects adjectives and means 'NOT', and that ''-ity'' creates abstract nouns from adjectives. Furthermore, at the phono-morphological level hierarchical structure plays a relatively small role. Instead, strict adjacency tends to be much more relevant. On the other hand, at the syntactico-semantic level, linear order seems to be of little importance. Here, hierarchical structure or sisterhood between morphemes is crucial. At the syntactico-semantic level the representations of ungrammaticality in (i) are equivalent, since linear order is irrelevant. At the phono-morphological level the representations of ungrammaticality in (ii) are also equivalent, since hierarchical structure is irrelevant at this level of representation: | A standard example of a bracketing paradox is ''ungrammaticality''. The phono-morphological representation of this form will include the information that ''un-'' is an unstressed prefix, and that ''-ity'' is a suffix which attracts stress to the previous syllable. The syntactico-semantic representation will include the information that ''un-'' selects adjectives and means 'NOT', and that ''-ity'' creates abstract nouns from adjectives. Furthermore, at the phono-morphological level hierarchical structure plays a relatively small role. Instead, strict adjacency tends to be much more relevant. On the other hand, at the syntactico-semantic level, linear order seems to be of little importance. Here, hierarchical structure or sisterhood between morphemes is crucial. At the syntactico-semantic level the representations of ungrammaticality in (i) are equivalent, since linear order is irrelevant. At the phono-morphological level the representations of ungrammaticality in (ii) are also equivalent, since hierarchical structure is irrelevant at this level of representation: | ||
(i) [[UN [GRAMMATICAL]A ]A ITY]N <=> [ITY [UN [GRAMMATICAL]A ]A ]N | (i) [[UN [GRAMMATICAL]A ]A ITY]N <=> [ITY [UN [GRAMMATICAL]A ]A ]N | ||
<=> [[GRAMMATICAL]A UN]A ITY]N <=> [ITY [[GRAMMATICAL]A UN]A ]N | |||
(ii) [[un [grammatical]] ity] <=> [un [[grammatical] ity]] | (ii) [[un [grammatical]] ity] <=> [un [[grammatical] ity]] | ||
Sproat defines his Mapping Principle in such a way that [[un [grammatical]] ity] can be rebracketed as [un [[grammatical] ity]], since morphological principles such as level ordering demand it. | Sproat defines his Mapping Principle in such a way that [[un [grammatical]] ity] can be rebracketed as [un [[grammatical] ity]], since morphological principles such as level ordering demand it. | ||
== | ==Related term== | ||
[ | *[[Mapping Principle (in syntax)]] | ||
===References | ==Link== | ||
*[http://www2.let.uu.nl/Uil-OTS/Lexicon/ Utrecht Lexicon of Linguistics] | |||
==References== | |||
*Spencer 1991 | *Spencer 1991 | ||
*Sproat 1985 | *Sproat 1985 | ||
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Latest revision as of 18:04, 21 September 2014
Definition
In morphology, the Mapping Principle is a principle proposed by Sproat (1985) to relate the phono-morphological and the syntactico-semantic level of representation of complex words to each other. He basically proposes the Mapping Principle to account for the so-called bracketing paradoxes.
Example
A standard example of a bracketing paradox is ungrammaticality. The phono-morphological representation of this form will include the information that un- is an unstressed prefix, and that -ity is a suffix which attracts stress to the previous syllable. The syntactico-semantic representation will include the information that un- selects adjectives and means 'NOT', and that -ity creates abstract nouns from adjectives. Furthermore, at the phono-morphological level hierarchical structure plays a relatively small role. Instead, strict adjacency tends to be much more relevant. On the other hand, at the syntactico-semantic level, linear order seems to be of little importance. Here, hierarchical structure or sisterhood between morphemes is crucial. At the syntactico-semantic level the representations of ungrammaticality in (i) are equivalent, since linear order is irrelevant. At the phono-morphological level the representations of ungrammaticality in (ii) are also equivalent, since hierarchical structure is irrelevant at this level of representation:
(i) [[UN [GRAMMATICAL]A ]A ITY]N <=> [ITY [UN [GRAMMATICAL]A ]A ]N
<=> [[GRAMMATICAL]A UN]A ITY]N <=> [ITY [[GRAMMATICAL]A UN]A ]N (ii) [[un [grammatical]] ity] <=> [un [[grammatical] ity]]
Sproat defines his Mapping Principle in such a way that [[un [grammatical]] ity] can be rebracketed as [un [[grammatical] ity]], since morphological principles such as level ordering demand it.
Related term
Link
References
- Spencer 1991
- Sproat 1985
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