Semantics of Complex Words
This volume offers a valuable overview of recent research into the semantic aspects of complex words through different theoretical frameworks. Contributions by experts in the field, both morphologists and psycholinguists, identify crucial areas of research, present alternative and complementary appr...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer,
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| Series: | Studies in Morphology,
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| Online Access: | Full Text via HEAL-Link |
Table of Contents:
- Introduction
- Semantics, Concepts, and Meta-Cognition: Attributing Properties and Meanings to Complex Concepts
- The Interface of Semantic Interpretation and Inflectional Realization
- The Role of Second Order Schemas in the Construction of Complex Words
- Sense Inheritance in English Word-Formation
- Word-Formation Strategies: Semantic Transparency vs. Formal Economy
- Lexeme Formation in a Conscious Approach to The Lexicon
- Remarks on Tautology in Word-Formation
- Form and Meaning of Bahuvrihi Compounds: Evidence from Modern Greek and its Dialects
- Transpositions and the Limits of Word Formation
- Structural Sensitivity as an Argument for Underspecification
- Stacking as a Reflex and Indicator of (Proto-)Typical Selectional Restrictions
- Thoughts on Morphology and Cultural Evolution
- Predicting the Semantics of English Nominalizations: A Frame-Based Analysis of -ment Suffixation.
