Morphosyntax

Abstract

In this chapter we will investigate those phenomena that deal with the interaction between morphology and syntax. This includes the topics of (i) clitics, those phonologically-dependent morphemes which are attached in the syntax, (ii) incorporation, which involves the movement of the object into the verb, (iii) compounding, which, in Nuuchahnulth occurs only post-lexically, (iv) classifiers, which have a direct bearing on the syntax, and (v) arguments for an inflectional clitic cluster. We begin with an examination of the traditionally accepted clitics.