Antihomophony and English of
Abstract
Grounded in the principle of Antihomophony (Kayne 2019a), several grammatical/functional morphemes, previously considered to have different properties according to their distribution, are examined. A more abstract and fine-grained analysis of the contexts in which these morphemes appear confirms that they are the same element in all constructions. After reviewing elements such as there, will, Italian feminine marker -a or Spanish plural marker -s, the so-called partitive preposition of is argued to be the same element as the one in other constructions. Therefore, Antihomophony is a powerful principle that simplifies the functional lexicon.
Fields of Study & Subjects
Syntax
Semantics
Linguistic Variation
Spanish Linguistics and Language Studies
Phonetics and Phonology Research
Publication details
- Journal / source
- Catalan Journal of Linguistics
- Volume
- 25
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 119–131
- Publication date
- 27 February 2026
- Language
- EN