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Typological Changes in the Lexicon

Analytic Tendencies in English Noun Formation

By: Alexander Haselow

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Typological Changes in the Lexicon

Analytic Tendencies in English Noun Formation

By: Alexander Haselow

This is the first study of the typological change of English from a synthetic towards an analytic language that focuses exclusively on the lexical domain of the language. It presents an innovative approach to linguistic typology by focusing on the different encoding techniques used in the lexicon, providing a theoretical framework for the description of structural types (synthetic, analytic) and encoding techniques (fusional, isolating, agglutinative, incorporating) found in the lexicon of a language. It is argued that, in the case of English, the change from syntheticity to analyticity did not only affect its inflectional system and the encoding of grammatical information, but also the derivational component. Based on a cognitive approach to derivation, the book provides empirical evidence for a considerable decline in the use of synthetic structures and a trend towards higher degrees of analyticity in a specific lexical domain of English, the formation of nouns by means of derivation. The full extent of this change surfaced during the transition from Old English to early Middle English, but it was later partly reversed though influence from French. The typological shift was thus the result of a global structural reorganization of the language that resulted in a fundamental change of the structure of words. The book also presents a comprehensive account of the historical development of nominal derivation from the beginnings of Old English until the end of the early Middle English period. Based on empirical data from written sources the study documents the frequency of use of all Germanic-based derivational morphemes for nominalizations over different subperiods and discusses their origin as well as important changes of their semantic and morphological properties.

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Walter de Gruyter

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3110238217

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Spontaneous Spoken English

An Integrated Approach to the Emergent Grammar of Speech

By: Alexander Haselow

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Spontaneous Spoken English

An Integrated Approach to the Emergent Grammar of Speech

By: Alexander Haselow

This book takes the reader on a journey through the structure of everyday spoken English, providing a fresh look at the relation between language and the mind.

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Cambridge University Press

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1108417213

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Spontaneous Spoken English

An Integrated Approach to the Emergent Grammar of Speech

By: Alexander Haselow

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An Integrated Approach to the Emergent Grammar of Speech

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This book takes the reader on a journey through the structure of everyday spoken English, providing a fresh look at the relation between language and the mind.

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Typological Changes in the Lexicon

Analytic Tendencies in English Noun Formation

By: Alexander Haselow

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Analytic Tendencies in English Noun Formation

By: Alexander Haselow

The future of English linguistics as envisaged by the editors of Topics in English Linguistics lies in empirical studies which integrate work in English linguistics into general and theoretical linguistics on the one hand, and comparative linguistics on the other. The TiEL series features volumes that present interesting new data and analyses, and above all fresh approaches that contribute to the overall aim of the series, which is to further outstanding research in English linguistics.

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3110238209

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Anton Rubinstein: A Biographical Sketch

By: M'Arthur Alexander

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Anton Rubinstein: A Biographical Sketch

By: M'Arthur Alexander

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

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Wentworth Press

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0526832231

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Typological Changes in the Lexicon

Typological Changes in the Lexicon

Spontaneous Spoken English

Spontaneous Spoken English

Spontaneous Spoken English

Spontaneous Spoken English

Typological Changes in the Lexicon

Typological Changes in the Lexicon

Anton Rubinstein: A Biographical Sketch

Anton Rubinstein: A Biographical Sketch

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