An Onomasiological Theory of English Word-Formation.

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Pavol Štekauer presents an original approach to the intricate problems of English word-formation. The emphasis is on the process of coining new naming units (words). This is described by an onomasiological model, which takes as its point of departure the naming needs of a speech community, and proc...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Štekauer, Pavol
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Amsterdam/Philadelphia : John Benjamins Pub. Co., 1998.
Colección:Studies in functional and structural linguistics ; v. 46.
Temas:
English language > Word formation.
Onomastics.
Onomastique.
English language > Word formation
Onomastics
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Abbreviations
  • Introduction
  • Chapter 1 An Onomasiological Theory of Word-Formation
  • 1.1 General
  • 1.2 An onomasiological model of English word-formation
  • 1.3 Examples
  • Chapter 2 The Place of the Word-Formation Component
  • 2.1 General
  • 2.2 The scope of word-formation
  • 2.3 Word-Formation vs Syntax
  • 2.4 Modality in Word-formation?
  • 2.5 Word-formation vs. inflection
  • 2.6 Word-formation vs. Lexicon
  • 2.6.1 Determining the Category of Word-Class
  • 2.6.2 Case study: be- structures
  • 2.6.3 Restrictions
  • 2.7 The onomasiological model and its place.
  • 2.8 Status of the Lexicon
  • Chapter 3 Productivity
  • 3.1 General
  • 3.2 Theoretical background
  • 3.3 Discussion
  • 3.4 Proposal
  • 3.5 Calculation of productivity
  • 3.5.1 Case study I
  • 3.5.2 Case study II
  • 3.6 Productivity, Frequency, Efficiency
  • Chapter 4 Applications
  • 4.1 Bracketing paradoxes
  • are there any?
  • 4.1.1 General
  • 4.1.2 Overview
  • 4.1.3 Onomasiological model and bracketing paradoxes: application of the theory
  • 4.1.4 Conclusions
  • 4.2 Naming units with the onomasiological mark in plural
  • 4.2.1 Discussion.
  • 4.2.2 The pluralized onomasiological mark and its implications: word-formation base
  • 4.3 Exocentric compounds: Are there any?
  • 4.3.1 General
  • 4.3.2 Theory
  • 4.3.3 Illustration
  • 4.3.4 Discussion
  • 4.3.5 Conclusions
  • 4.4 Back-formations: Are there any?
  • 4.4.1 Discussion
  • 4.4.2 Conclusions
  • Conclusions
  • Notes
  • References
  • Subject Index
  • Name index.

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