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Author | : Pavol Štekauer |
Publisher | : Cambridge Scholars Publishing |
Total Pages | : 435 |
Release | : 2017-01-06 |
Genre | : Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN | : 1443869295 |
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Research into cross-linguistic aspects and typology of word-formation has not been paid relevant and systematic attention by morphologists, and only a few articles dealing with various word-formation issues of this kind appear in journals. The chapters in this volume address this issue by discussing, on contrastive principles, important questions of word-formation in a sample of 26 languages. The focus of the book, as a whole, is on typological features of word-formation in the languages sampled. It is aimed at researchers that have an interest in word-formation in a variety of languages.
Author | : Pavol Štekauer |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 391 |
Release | : 2012-04-23 |
Genre | : Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN | : 052176534X |
Download Word-Formation in the World's Languages Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Fills a gap in cross-linguistic research by being the first systematic survey of the word-formation of the world's languages. Data from fifty-five world languages reveals associations between word-formation processes in genetically and geographically distinct languages.
Author | : Stephen R. Anderson |
Publisher | : Language Science Press |
Total Pages | : 256 |
Release | : 2018-07-19 |
Genre | : Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN | : 3961100969 |
Download René de Saussure and the theory of word formation Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
This volume presents two works elaborating a general theory of words and their structure written by René de Saussure, younger brother of Ferdinand de Saussure. Although originating in René de Saussure's concerns for the structure of Esperanto, these essays are clearly intended to articulate a general account of word formation in natural language. They appear here in the French original with facing English translations, accompanied by some remarks on René de Saussure's life and followed by essays on the Esperantist background of his analysis (by Marc van Oostendorp), the contemporary relevance of his morphological theory (by Stephen Anderson), and the semantic theory of words underlying his analysis (by Louis de Saussure). These two works have remained essentially unknown to the community of scholars in general linguistics since their publication in 1911 and 1919, respectively, although Esperantists have been aware of them. They develop in quite explicit form a theory of what would later be called morphemic analysis, based primarily on data from French (with some material from German and English, as well as occasional examples from other Indo-European languages). In its fundamental aspect, René's view of word formation differed significantly from that of his brother, who saw the structure of complex words as revealed not through their decomposition into smaller "atomic" units but rather in the relations between words, relations which could be presented in analogical form and which anticipate rule-based theories of morphological structure. The contrast between the two brothers' views thus anticipates basic issues in current theorizing about word structure.
Author | : Lívia Körtvélyessy |
Publisher | : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG |
Total Pages | : 609 |
Release | : 2020-06-08 |
Genre | : Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN | : 3110686805 |
Download Derivational Networks Across Languages Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
This pioneering research brings a new insight into derivational processes in terms of theory, method and typology. Theoretically, it conceives of derivation as a three-dimensional system. Methodologically, it introduces a range of parameters for the evaluation of derivational networks, including the derivational role, combinability and blocking effects of semantic categories, the maximum derivational potential and its actualization in relation to simple underived words, and the maximum and average number of orders of derivation. Each language-specific chapter has a unified structure, which made it possible to identify – in the final, typologically oriented chapter – the systematicity and regularity in developing derivational networks in a sample of forty European languages and in a few language genera and families. This is supported by considerations about the role of word-classes, morphological types, and the differences and similarities between word-formation processes of the languages belonging to the same genus/family.
Author | : Pavol Štekauer |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 392 |
Release | : 2014-05-14 |
Genre | : LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES |
ISBN | : 9781139379472 |
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A pioneering book establishing the foundations for research into word-formation typology and tendencies. It fills a gap in cross-linguistic research by being the first systematic survey of the word-formation of the world's languages. Drawing on over 1500 examples from fifty-five languages, it provides a wider global representation than any other volume. This data, from twenty-eight language families and forty-five language genera, reveals associations between word-formation processes in genetically and geographically distinct languages. Data presentation from two complementary perspectives, semasiological and onomasiological, shows both the basic functions of individual word-formation processes and the ways of expressing selected cognitive categories. Language data was gathered by way of detailed questionnaires completed by over eighty leading experts on the languages discussed. The book is aimed at academic researchers and graduate students in language typology, linguistic fieldwork and morphology.
Author | : ten Hacken Pius ten Hacken |
Publisher | : Edinburgh University Press |
Total Pages | : 325 |
Release | : 2020-03-02 |
Genre | : Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN | : 1474448224 |
Download Interaction of Borrowing and Word Formation Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Drawing on detailed case studies across a range of languages, including English, German, Dutch, Italian, Portuguese, Polish, Czech, Russian, Lithuanian and Greek, this book examines the different factors that determine the outcome of the interaction between borrowing and word formation. Historically, borrowing has largely been studied from etymological and lexicographical perspectives and word formation has been included in morphology. However, this book focuses on their mutual influence and interaction. Bringing together a range of contributors, each chapter illustrates how borrowing and word formation are in competition as alternative naming processes, while also showing how they can influence each other. The case studies are framed by an introduction that describes the general background and a conclusion that summarises the main findings.
Author | : Pius ten Hacken |
Publisher | : Edinburgh University Press |
Total Pages | : 312 |
Release | : 2020-03-02 |
Genre | : Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN | : 1474448216 |
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Drawing on detailed case studies across a range of languages, including English, German, Dutch, Italian, Portuguese, Polish, Czech, Russian, Lithuanian and Greek, this book examines the different factors that determine the outcome of the interaction between borrowing and word formation. Historically, borrowing has largely been studied from etymological and lexicographical perspectives and word formation has been included in morphology. However, this book focuses on their mutual influence and interaction. Bringing together a range of contributors, each chapter illustrates how borrowing and word formation are in competition as alternative naming processes, while also showing how they can influence each other. The case studies are framed by an introduction that describes the general background and a conclusion that summarises the main findings.
Author | : Barbara Schlücker |
Publisher | : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG |
Total Pages | : 396 |
Release | : 2019-01-14 |
Genre | : Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN | : 3110632535 |
Download Complex Lexical Units Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Both compounds and multi-word expressions are complex lexical units, made up of at least two constituents. The most basic difference is that the former are morphological objects and the latter result from syntactic processes. However, the exact demarcation between compounds and multi-word expressions differs greatly from language to language and is often a matter of debate in and across languages. Similarly debated is whether and how these two different kinds of units complement or compete with each other. The volume presents an overview of compounds and multi-word expressions in a variety of European languages. Central questions that are discussed for each language concern the formal distinction between compounds and multi-word expressions, their formation and their status in lexicon and grammar. The volume contains chapters on German, English, Dutch, French, Italian, Spanish, Greek, Russian, Polish, Finnish, and Hungarian as well as a contrastive overview with a focus on German. It brings together insights from word-formation theory, phraseology and theory of grammar and aims to contribute to the understanding of the lexicon, both from a language-specific and cross-linguistic perspective.
Author | : Marlis Hellinger |
Publisher | : John Benjamins Publishing |
Total Pages | : 364 |
Release | : 2002-04-10 |
Genre | : Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN | : 9027297665 |
Download Gender Across Languages Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
This is the second of a three-volume comprehensive reference work on “Gender across Languages”, which provides systematic descriptions of various categories of gender (grammatical, lexical, referential, social) in 30 languages of diverse genetic, typological and socio-cultural backgrounds. Among the issues discussed for each language are the following: What are the structural properties of the language that have an impact on the relations between language and gender? What are the consequences for areas such as agreement, pronominalisation and word-formation? How is specification of and abstraction from (referential) gender achieved in a language? Is empirical evidence available for the assumption that masculine/male expressions are interpreted as generics? Can tendencies of variation and change be observed, and have alternatives been proposed for a more equal linguistic treatment of women and men? This volume (and the previous two volumes) will provide the much-needed basis for explicitly comparative analyses of gender across languages. All chapters are original contributions and follow a common general outline developed by the editors. The book contains rich bibliographical and indexical material.Languages of Volume 2: Chinese, Dutch, Finnish, Hindi, Icelandic, Italian, Norwegian, Spanish, Vietnamese, Welsh.
Author | : Marit Julien |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
Total Pages | : 416 |
Release | : 2002-09-26 |
Genre | : Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN | : 0195348826 |
Download Syntactic Heads and Word Formation Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Marit Julien investigates the relation between morphology and syntax, or more specifically, the relation between the form of inflected verbs and the position of those verbs. She surveys 530 languages and shows that, with the exception of agreement markers, the positioning of verbal inflectional markers relative to verb stems is compatible with a syntactic approach to morphology.