MORPHOLOGICAL THEORY

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Representation of morphological structures, processes, and operations in natural languages through models proposed in generative morphology. Study of the nature of the lexicon, morphology as an autonomous module of grammar, and the interface of morphology with phonology and syntax. Revision of theories of Lexical Morphology, Prosodic Morphology, and Optimality. Application of linguistic theory to the analysis of morphological data in natural languages.