The competition between overt suffixation and zero-affixation in present-day English nominalisation / Cristina Lara-Clares.
| Author/creator | Clares, Cristina Lara |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Berlin ; New York : Peter Lang, 2025. |
| Description | pages cm |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from eBooks on EBSCOhost |
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| Variant title | Competition between overt suffixation and zero-affixation in present-day English nominalization |
| Series | Language and text studies ; vol. no. 25 |
| Abstract | "In linguistic morphology, competition is expected to be resolved, on the grounds that it is not economical for a system to keep two or more processes for one purpose. This volume researches overt suffixation and zero affixation for the nominalisation of the semantic categories action, agentive, instrument and state aiming at hints of resolution, diachronically and in present day English, using both lexicographic and corpus sources. Specifically, the book explores resolution in terms of specialisation regarding mode, register, and meaning. To this aim, the frequency of use of each semantic category is computed for every competitor, statistical analysis is performed to test association between mode or register and word formation process and semantic specialisation is explored in individual groups of competition. The results enlarge on the claim that competition may take place to varying degrees and prove that it needs to be researched at the level of the semantic category"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2025003365 |
| ISBN | 9783631930632 hardback |
| ISBN | ebook |
| ISBN | epub |
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