Mattiello Extra-grammatical Morphology in English

Abbreviations, Blends, Reduplicatives, and Related Phenomena
1. Auflage 2013
ISBN: 978-3-11-029539-9
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, 349 Seiten

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Extra-grammatical morphology is a hitherto neglected area of research, highly marginalised because of its irregularity and unpredictability. Yet many neologisms in English are formed by means of extra-grammatical mechanisms, such as abbreviation, blending and reduplication, which therefore deserve both greater attention and more systematic study. This book analyses such phenomena.

Zielgruppe

Scholars interested in the Area of Extra-Grammatical Morphology, Postgraduate Students in English Linguistics, Undergraduate Students

Autoren/Hrsg.

Mattiello, Elisa

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Sprachwissenschaft Grammatik, Syntax, Morphologie
• Geisteswissenschaften Sprachwissenschaft Einzelne Sprachen & Sprachfamilien

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1;Preface;5
2;1. Introduction;11
2.1;1.1. Data;17
2.1.1;1.1.1. Lexical status of items;18
2.2;1.2. Key references;19
2.3;1.3. Organisation of the work;22
3;2. The theoretical framework;29
3.1;2.1. Extra-grammatical formations in Generative Morphology;30
3.2;2.2. Extra-grammatical formations in Naturalness Theory;32
3.2.1;2.2.1. Natural Morphology;32
3.2.2;2.2.2. Natural Phonology;36
3.3;2.3. Extra-grammatical morphology;38
3.3.1;2.3.1. Extra-grammatical vs. expressive morphology;40
3.3.2;2.3.2. Extra-grammatical vs. marginal morphology;42
3.3.3;2.3.3. Extra-grammatical vs. grammatical morphology;46
3.3.4;2.3.4. Grammatically and regularity of extra-grammatical morphology;49
3.3.5;2.3.5. Extra-grammaticality and language change;53
3.3.6;2.3.6. Fundamental notions;58
3.3.7;2.3.7. Definition and properties of extra-grammatical morphology;65
4;3. Abbreviations;74
4.1;3.1. Definition, delimitation, and classification;77
4.1.1;3.1.1. Definition of clipping;78
4.1.2;3.1.2. Delimitation: Clipping vs. other processes;80
4.1.3;3.1.3. Classification and structure of clippings;82
4.1.4;3.1.4. Definition of acronyms and initialisms;92
4.1.5;3.1.5. Delimitation: Acronyms and initialisms vs. other processes;95
4.1.6;3.1.6. Classification of acronyms and initialisms;97
4.1.7;3.1.7. Acronyms and initialisms: Further remarks;103
4.2;3.2. Abbreviations as extra-grammatical phenomena;105
4.2.1;3.2.1. Irregularities in abbreviations;107
4.2.2;3.2.2. Regularities in abbreviations;111
4.2.3;3.2.3. Predictability in abbreviations;115
4.2.4;3.2.4. Criteria of well-formedness;119
5;4. Blends;121
5.1;4.1. Definition, delimitation, and classification;122
5.1.1;4.1.1. Definition and main features;122
5.1.2;4.1.2. Delimitation: Blending vs. other processes;125
5.1.3;4.1.3. Classification and structure of blends;128
5.1.4;4.1.4. Blends: Further remarks;135
5.2;4.2. Blending as an extra-grammatical phenomenon;137
5.2.1;4.2.1. Irregularities in blends;138
5.2.2;4.2.2. Regularities in blends;141
5.2.3;4.2.3. Predictability in blends;145
5.2.4;4.2.4. Criteria of well-formedness;148
6;5. Reduplicatives;151
6.1;5.1. Definition, delimitation, and classification;154
6.1.1;5.1.1. Definition;154
6.1.2;5.1.2. Delimitation: Reduplication vs. other processes;156
6.1.3;5.1.3. Classification and structure of reduplicatives;158
6.2;5.2. Reduplication as an extra-grammatical phenomenon;169
6.2.1;5.2.1. Irregularities in reduplicatives;170
6.2.2;5.2.2. Regularities in reduplicatives;172
6.2.3;5.2.3. Predictability in reduplicatives;175
6.2.4;5.2.4. Criteria of well-formedness;177
7;6. Minor phenomena;179
7.1;6.1. Back-formation: Definition, delimitation, and classification;180
7.1.1;6.1.1. Definition;182
7.1.2;6.1.2. Delimitation: Back-formation vs. other processes;183
7.1.3;6.1.3. Classification and structure of back-formed words;184
7.2;6.2. Back-formation as an extra-grammatical phenomenon;189
7.2.1;6.2.1. Irregularities in back-formation;190
7.2.2;6.2.2. Regularities in back-formation;192
7.2.3;6.2.3. Predictability in back-formation;193
7.2.4;6.2.4. Criteria of well-formedness;194
7.3;6.3. Infixation: Definition, delimitation, and classification;195
7.3.1;6.3.1. Definition;196
7.3.2;6.3.2. Delimitation: Infixation vs. other processes;197
7.3.3;6.3.3. Classification of infixes;198
7.4;6.4. Infixation as an extra-grammatical phenomenon;202
7.4.1;6.4.1. Irregularities in infixation;202
7.4.2;6.4.2. Regularities in infixation;204
7.4.3;6.4.3. Predictability in infixation;206
7.4.4;6.4.4. Criteria of well-formedness;207
7.5;6.5. Phonaesthemes: Definition, delimitation, and classification;208
7.5.1;6.5.1. Definition;210
7.5.2;6.5.2. Delimitation: Phonaesthemes vs. other morpho(no)logical concepts;212
7.5.3;6.5.3. Classification of phonaesthemes;212
7.6;6.6. Phonaesthemes as an extra-grammatical phenomenon;216
7.6.1;6.6.1. Irregularities in phonaesthemes;217
7.6.2;6.6.2. Criteria for identification;218
8;7. Extra-grammatical formations in use;220
8.1;7.1. Principles of contextual suitability;222
8.2;7.2. Typical contexts and domains;225
8.3;7.3. Contextualising extra-grammatical phenomena;226
8.3.1;7.3.1. Clippings;227
8.3.2;7.3.2. Acronyms and initialisms;235
8.3.3;7.3.3. Blends;242
8.3.4;7.3.4. Reduplicatives;248
8.3.5;7.3.5. Back-formation, infixation, and phonaesthemes;254
9;8. Conclusions;260
10;Notes;268
11;References;280
11.1;Sources for data;295
12;Lexical index;297
13;Subject index;340

Über Autor(innen)

Elisa Mattiello, University of Pisa, Italy.