Aspects of the Theory of Clitics

• Covers the grammar of clitics in terms of their phonology, morphology, and syntax, as opposed to purely syntactic or phonological accounts
• First comprehensive survey of clitic phenomena for 20 years
• Provides analyses of such standard problems as English contracted auxiliaries clitic doubling, clitic climbing, and the relation of clitics to agreement
• Original data from Kwakw'ala ("Kwakiutl") and Surmiran Rumantsch, as well as discussion of a wide range of languages
• Suitable for use as a text for upper division undergraduate and beginning graduate courses in morphology and syntax

Readership: Readership Scholars and students of phonology, morphology, syntax and general linguistics.

Stephen Anderson, Yale University

1: Introduction
2: What is a Clitic?
3: The Phonology of Cliticization
4: Special Clitics and Their Grammar
5: Theories of Special Clitics
6: An Optimal Theory of Clitic Positioning
7: Verb Second as Alignment
8: Pronominal Clitics
9: Clause Structure and the Grammar of Incorporation