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==Definition==
 
'''Righthand Head Rule''' is a principle proposed in Williams (1981a) which says that the righthand member of a morphologically [[complex word]] is the [[head]] of that word. This entails that the rightmost [[constituent]] determines all the properties of the whole. The RHR explains, among other things, the fact that the righthand member of compounds as well as the suffix of derived words determine uniquely the lexical category.
 
'''Righthand Head Rule''' is a principle proposed in Williams (1981a) which says that the righthand member of a morphologically [[complex word]] is the [[head]] of that word. This entails that the rightmost [[constituent]] determines all the properties of the whole. The RHR explains, among other things, the fact that the righthand member of compounds as well as the suffix of derived words determine uniquely the lexical category.
  
=== Example ===
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== Example ==
 
 
 
Compare the following examples:
 
Compare the following examples:
  
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       standard<sub>N</sub> + ize<sub>V</sub> -&gt;  standardize<sub>V</sub>
 
       standard<sub>N</sub> + ize<sub>V</sub> -&gt;  standardize<sub>V</sub>
  
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*[http://www2.let.uu.nl/UiL-OTS/Lexicon/zoek.pl?lemma=Righthand+Head+Rule&lemmacode=353 Utrecht Lexicon of Linguistics]
[http://www2.let.uu.nl/UiL-OTS/Lexicon/zoek.pl?lemma=Righthand+Head+Rule&lemmacode=353 Utrecht Lexicon of Linguistics]
 
 
 
=== References ===
 
  
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== References ==
 
* Di Sciullo, A. M. and E. Williams 1987. ''On the Definition of Word,'' MIT-press, Cambridge, Mass.
 
* Di Sciullo, A. M. and E. Williams 1987. ''On the Definition of Word,'' MIT-press, Cambridge, Mass.
 
* Selkirk, E. O. 1982a. ''The Syntax of Words, MIT Press,'' Cambridge, Mass.
 
* Selkirk, E. O. 1982a. ''The Syntax of Words, MIT Press,'' Cambridge, Mass.
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[[Category:Morphology]]
 
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Definition

Righthand Head Rule is a principle proposed in Williams (1981a) which says that the righthand member of a morphologically complex word is the head of that word. This entails that the rightmost constituent determines all the properties of the whole. The RHR explains, among other things, the fact that the righthand member of compounds as well as the suffix of derived words determine uniquely the lexical category.

Example

Compare the following examples:

(i)  offP + whiteA	->  off whiteA
     dryA + dockN	->  dry dockN
     barN + tendV	->  bar tendV
(ii) feverN + ishA	->  feverishA
     instructV +ionN	->  destructionN
     standardN + izeV	->  standardizeV

Links

References

  • Di Sciullo, A. M. and E. Williams 1987. On the Definition of Word, MIT-press, Cambridge, Mass.
  • Selkirk, E. O. 1982a. The Syntax of Words, MIT Press, Cambridge, Mass.
  • Williams, E. 1981a. On the notions 'Lexically Related' and 'Head of a Word', Linguistic Inquiry 12, pp. 245-274
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