Contrastive Studies in Morphology and Syntax

Using different theoretical approaches and frameworks this book addresses a broad range of themes in contrastive linguistics including inflection derivation and compounding tense wh-questions post-verbal subjects focus and clitics among others. Comparing English German Greek Romance Slavic and South Pacific languages the book highlights the significance of the contrastive perspective for language-specific description and general interface issues casting light on contrasts between languages at the levels of morphology and syntax. In this respect it makes a valuable contribution to our understanding of language typology and language universals.