Origins of Apparent Violations of the "No Phrase" Constraint in Modern Georgian

It is widely suggested in the literature that words are based on words, roots, or stems, but not on phrases (the "No Phrase" Constraint). In Modern Georgian, constructions such as megobar-ta-gan-i '[one, some] of the friends' are common; they appear to violate the "No Phrase...

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Main Author: Alice C. Harris
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Dartmouth College Library 2002-01-01
Series:Linguistic Discovery
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1349/PS1.1537-0852.A.141