Morpho-Lexical Alternation in Noun Formation

ISBN-13: 9780230537385 / Angielski / Twarda / 2008 / 200 str.

Zeki Hamawand

Opis

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.

Spis treści

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

O autorze

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.