UID:
almafu_9958355979302883
Format:
1 online resource (276p.)
ISBN:
9783484971318
Series Statement:
Linguistische Arbeiten ; 527
Content:
This book is the most comprehensive study to date of the development of the three suffixes -hood, -dom and -ship in the history of English. An in depth investigation from Old English to Modern English based on data from annotated corpora reveals that all three suffixes developed from nouns into today's suffixes building abstract nouns. It is shown that the rise of suffixes is triggered by semantic change. The findings are analysed in a current model of lexical semantics of word formation (Lieber 2004). The book includes an index with all formations with the three suffixes from Old English to Modern English.
Note:
Frontmatter --
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Table of Contents --
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List of Tables --
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List of Abbreviations and Acronyms --
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1. Introduction --
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2. The development of suffixes --
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3. Frequency, productivity and creativity --
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4. The data --
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5. -hood, -dom and -ship as rivals in word formation processes --
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6. A lexical-semantic analysis of word-formations with -hood, -dom and -ship --
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7. Theoretical consequences of morphological change --
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8. Conclusion --
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Backmatter
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In English.
Language:
English
DOI:
10.1515/9783484971318
URL:
https://doi.org/10.1515/9783484971318
URL:
https://doi.org/10.1515/9783484971318
URL:
https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9783484971318
