Distributed Morphology Today ─ Morphemes for Morris Halle

This collection offers a snapshot of current research in Distributed Morphology,highlighting the lasting influence of Morris Halle, a pioneer in generative linguistics. DistributedMorphology, which integrates the morphological with the syntactic, originated in Halle's work. Theseessays, written to mark his 90th birthday, make original theoretical contributions to the field andemphasize Halle's foundational contributions to the study of morphology.

Theauthors primarily focus on the issues of locality, exploring the tight connection of morphology tophonology, syntax and semantics that lies at the core of Distributed Morphology. The nature ofphases, the notion of a morpho-syntactic feature, allomorphy and exponence, the synthetic/analyticalternation, stress assignment, and syntactic agreement are all shown to link to more than onegrammatical module.

Animated discussion with students has been central to Halle'sresearch, and the development of Distributed Morphology has been shaped and continued by hisstudents, many of whom have contributed to this volume. Halle's support, advice, and enthusiasmencouraged the research exemplified here. In the Hallean tradition, these papers are sure to inspireall generations of morphologists.

ContributorsKarlos Arregi,Jonathan David Bobaljik, Eulalia Bonet, David Embick, Daniel Harbour, Heidi Harley, Alec Marantz,Tatjana Marvin, Ora Matushansky, Martha McGinnis, Andrew Nevins, Rolf Noyer, Isabel Oltra-Massuet,Mercedes Tubino Blanco, Susi Wurmbrand

Alec Marantz is Professor of Linguistics and Psychology at New York University.