Language Processing and Acquisition in Languages of Semitic, Root-Based, Morphology

Abstract

1. 1. Semitic languages: Are they really root-based? (by Shimron, Joseph) 2. 2. Semitic verb structure within a universal perspective (by Bat-El, Outi) 3. 3. The verbal morphology of Maltese (by Hoberman, Robert D.) 4. 4. The formation of Ethiopian Semitic internal reduplication (by Rose, Sharon) 5. 5. The role of the imperfective template in Arabic morphology (by Benmamoun, Elabbas) 6. 6. Arabic derivational ablaut, processing strategies, and consonantal roots (by Heath, Jeffrey) 7. 7. The 'roots' of denominative Hebrew verbs (by Bolozky, Shmuel) 8. 8. Opacity in Hebrew word morphology (by Schwarzwald, Ora) 9. 9. Lexical organization and lexical access in a non-concatenated morphology (by Deutsch, Avital) 10. 10. When degree of semantic similarity influences morphological processing (by Feldman, Laurie Beth) 11. 11. What is a root?: Evidence from the obligatory contour principle (by Berent, Iris) 12. 12. Root-morpheme processing during word recognition in Hebrew speakers across the adult life span (by Goral, Mira) 13. 13. Children's lexical innovations: Developmental perspectives on Hebrew verb structure (by Berman, Ruth A.) 14. 14. A developmental perspective on root perception in Hebrew and Palestinian Arabic (by Ravid, Dorit) 15. 15. Computing argument structure: The early grammar (by Borer, Hagit) 16. 16. 'Empty' subjects in Hebrew: A developmental perspective (by Levy, Yonata) 17. Index of names 18. Index of subjects