Morpho-Lexical Alternation in Noun Formation

1. Auflage 2008
ISBN: 978-1-349-35916-5
Verlag: Springer Nature B.V.

Buch, Englisch, 182 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 302 g

Morpho-Lexical Alternation in Noun Formation proposes a novel analysis of the structure of complex nouns in English, placing the focus on noun pairs that share single roots but end in different suffixes. To achieve this mission, the book combines two aspects of language: derivation and usage.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Hamawand, Z.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface List of Figures List of Tables Nominalisation De-verbal Nominalisers De-adjectival Nominalisers De-nominal Nominalisers Agent-forming Nominalisers Conclusions References Index

Über Autor(innen)

ZEKI HAMAWAND is a specialist in Cognitive Linguistics at University of Hamburg, Germany. His previous publications include Atemporal Complement Clauses in English: A Cognitive Grammar Analysis (2002) and Suffixal Rivalry in Adjective Formation: A Cognitive-Corpus Analysis (2007). In addition, he has published a number of refereed articles in international journals.