Compounding in Greek as Phrasal Syntax

This paper provides a syntactic analysis of two types compounds in Greek: synthetic and phrasal derived from agentive nominalizations verbal strings containing an internal argument the verb. The is couched within ‘morphology as syntax’ account uses independently motivated tools to show that both are syntax proper without any need for separate morphological component. differences properties explained with reference ‘size’ or ‘complexity’ projected arguments, which can be either ‘roots’, case compounds, unquantized nominals NumPs, require special licensing conditions compounds. Differences prosodic semantic interpretation also phase theory type/number domains structure