Conclusion

Abstract

AbstractThis chapter reviews the previous chapters, emphasizes broad take-away points, and sets up questions for future research. It emphasizes that even if some languages do have the Phrasal Layering structure, the fact that Icelandic does not has important architectural implications: it means that we cannot claim that Complex Event Nominals have the properties that they have because they contain verb phrases; these properties can arise independently. It also emphasizes the fundamentally syntactic nature of the theory of word formation adopted. While many of the points could probably be imported into a non-syntactic theory, there are several crucial places that strongly support a syntactic theory. It also provides some empirical and theoretical points for future research and expresses the hope that the architectural perspective defended throughout this work provides a fresh way of asking and answering old questions, and inspiration for new questions as well.