Regularity of the 'Irregular' Verbs and Nouns in English /

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This volume presents an in-depth study of the so-called irregular Past Tense (sing/sang) and Noun Plural (foot/feet) forms with Internal Vowel Alternation (IVA) in English demonstrating that they possess both a fixed phonological and semantic regularity. The innovative sign-oriented analysis and ind...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Even-Simkin, Elena
Other Authors: Tobin, Y.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : John Benjamins Publishing Company, 2013.
Series:Studies in functional and structural linguistics ; v. 66.
Subjects:
Grammar, Comparative and general > Verb.
Grammar, Comparative and general > Noun.
English language > Usage.
Verbe (Linguistique)
Nom (Linguistique)
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES > Grammar & Punctuation.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES > Linguistics > Syntax.
Englisch
Phonologie
Regularität
Semantik
Substantiv
Unregelmäßiges Verb
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Part one. Introduction
  • part two. Background
  • part three. The non-irregularity hypotheses
  • part four. Phonological non-irregularity hypothesis
  • part five. Semantic non-irregularity : the common semantic denominator (CSD) hypothesis
  • part six. Further evidence for both hypotheses
  • part seven. Discussion and conclusions.

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