Towards a Theory of Morphology as Syntax
Chris Collins, Richard Kayne
January 2023 

In this paper, we discuss the relationship between syntax and morphology. In particular, we are interested in the question of the extent to which morphological generalizations can be accounted for in terms of syntactic operations and principles. The thesis that will be defended is the following: Morphological generalizations are accounted for in terms of syntactic operations and principles. There is no morphological component in UG. There are no post-syntactic morphological operations.

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keywords:	morphology, allomorphy, syncretism, metasyncretism, late insertion, dissociated morphemes
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