Creative Compounding In English

Author : Réka Benczes
Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing
Page : 206 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2006-11-08
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9789027293183

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Creative Compounding in English by Réka Benczes Pdf

Metaphorical and metonymical compounds – novel and lexicalised ones alike – are remarkably abundant in language. Yet how can we be sure that when using an expression such as land fishing in order to speak about metal detecting, the referent will be immediately understood even if the hearer had not been previously familiar with the compound? Accordingly, this book sets out to explore whether the semantics of metaphorical and metonymical noun–noun combinations can be systematically analysed within a theoretical framework, where systematicity pertains to regularities in both the cognitive processes and the products of these processes, that is, the compounds themselves. Backed up by recent psycholinguistic evidence, the book convincingly demonstrates that such compounds are not semantically opaque as it has been formerly claimed: they can in fact be analysed and accounted for within a cognitive linguistic framework, by the combined application of metaphor, metonymy, blending, profile determinacy and schema theory; and represent the creative and associative word formation processes that we regularly apply in everyday language.

Author : Mario Brdar,Marija Omazić,Višnja Pavičić Takač
Publisher : Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Page : 460 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2009-12-14
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781443818018

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Cognitive Approaches to English by Mario Brdar,Marija Omazić,Višnja Pavičić Takač Pdf

The present volume contains a selection of papers presented at the conference Cognitive Approaches to English, an international event organized to mark the 30th anniversary of English studies at the Faculty of Philosophy, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University, Osijek, which was held in Osijek on October 18–19, 2007. The participants were invited to discuss issues in cognitive accounts of English, ranging from fundamental to methodological to interdisciplinary and applied. The volume is accordingly divided into four parts. Part I, Motivation in grammar, deals with various phenomena in the grammar of English in the broadest sense of the term, all of which are shown to be motivated by metaphorical and/or metonymic operations. Part II, Constructing meaning (between grammar and lexicon), contains five chapters dealing with phenomena ranging from various peculiarities of form-meaning pairings (such as synonymy, polysemy, and figurative meanings) to concept formation. The four chapters that make up Part III are concerned with the phenomenon of interlinguistic and intercultural variation in the use of metaphorical and metonymic processes. The volume is concluded by Part IV, the three papers of which attempt to reconsider some TEFL issues from a cognitive linguistic point of view.

Author : D. Gary Miller
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 335 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2014-02
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9780199689880

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English Lexicogenesis by D. Gary Miller Pdf

This volume investigates the processes by which novel words in English are coined, adopted, and adapted, such as affixation, compounding, and clipping. It looks at the interaction between word-forming operations, expressive morphology, and language play,and will appeal to all those interested in English etymology, lexicography, and morphology.

Author : Sergio Scalise,Irene Vogel
Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing
Page : 402 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9789027248275

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Cross-disciplinary Issues in Compounding by Sergio Scalise,Irene Vogel Pdf

The study of compounds is currently at the center of attention in many areas of both theoretical and applied linguistics. This volume brings together contributions by experts involved in a wide range of such areas, based on a large number of diverse languages ù spoken and signed. The fact that compound constructions are at the interface of the various components of language ù morphology, syntax, phonology, and semantics ù makes them ideal testing grounds for models of grammatical architecture, as seen in a number of these chapters. The breadth and depth of the coverage of topics, as well as the unified bibliography, make this volume a basic reference source for those interested in current theoretical as well as experimental approaches to compounding, and thus to theoretical linguists as well as psycholinguists and researchers in related fields of cognitive science.

Author : Elisabeth Huber
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2023-05-08
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9783111082110

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Tri-Constituent Compounds by Elisabeth Huber Pdf

This book provides a usage-based perspective to the study of multi-word compounding, analyzing the structural, functional and cognitive aspects of tripartite compounds (e.g. day care center, football game, hotel bedroom). It highlights the heterogeneity of these word-formation products, but also carves out surprising differences to two-word compounds. In order to reveal the step from two-word compounding to multi-word compounding, the book explains why only some compounds are used productively for the formation of more complex compounds. Building on the idea of entrenchment, it provides a theoretical account that allows understanding speakers’ ability to produce multi-word compounds.

Author : Mario Brdar,Stefan Th. Gries,Milena Žic Fuchs
Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing
Page : 362 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2011-11-10
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9789027284549

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Cognitive Linguistics by Mario Brdar,Stefan Th. Gries,Milena Žic Fuchs Pdf

Cognitive Linguistics is not a unified theory of language but rather a set of flexible and mutually compatible theoretical frameworks. Whether these frameworks can or should stabilize into a unified theory is open to debate. One set of contributions to the volume focuses on evidence that strengthens the basic tenets of CL concerning e.g. non-modularity, meaning, and embodiment. A second set of chapters explores the expansion of the general CL paradigm and the incorporation of theoretical insights from other disciplines and their methodologies – a development that could lead to competing and mutually exclusive theories within the CL paradigm itself. The authors are leading experts in cognitive grammar, cognitive pragmatics, metaphor and metonymy theory, quantitative corpus linguistics, functional linguistics, and cognitive psychology. This volume is therefore of great interest to scholars and students wishing to inform themselves about the current state and possible future developments of Cognitive Linguistics.

Author : Pius ten Hacken
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 265 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2016-04-21
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781107099708

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The Semantics of Compounding by Pius ten Hacken Pdf

Presents three frameworks for studying morphology, offering different insights into the meaning of compounds.

Author : Lívia Körtvélyessy,Pavol Štekauer,Pavol Kačmár
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 335 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2022-02-03
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781316511695

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Creativity in Word Formation and Word Interpretation by Lívia Körtvélyessy,Pavol Štekauer,Pavol Kačmár Pdf

The pioneering new study presents an interdisciplinary examination of how we use creativity to form and interpret new words.

Author : Roberta Frank
Publisher : University of Toronto Press
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2005-01-01
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 0802080111

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Verbal Encounters by Roberta Frank Pdf

Due to conquests and colonialism through the centuries, it is not unusual for languages and cultures to be influenced by other, foreign languages and cultures. The modern English language, for example, owes many of its words to Old Norse and Latin, debts dating from contacts made during the Middle Ages. Verbal Encounters is a collection of papers on the cultural and linguistic exchange in Old Norse, Old English, and medieval Latin literature written in honour of Roberta Frank, former University Professor of Medieval Studies at the University of Toronto. The essays feature new scholarship in the field, on topics such as the integral position of Anglo-Latin within Anglo-Saxon culture and literature, constructions of feminine strength and effectiveness in Anglo-Saxon literature, the rise of Latin-based learning in twelfth-century Iceland, medieval Icelandic religious poetry, and the conversion to Christianity in medieval Scandinavia. The essays in Verbal Encounters are not merely a fitting tribute to Roberta Frank, but also strong contributions to current scholarship on medieval literature and culture.

Author : Iria Pastor Gómez
Publisher : Univ Santiago de Compostela
Page : 395 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Nominal Modifiers in Noun Phrase Structure: Evidence from Contemporary English. by Iria Pastor Gómez Pdf

Author : Roberto Facchinetti
Publisher : Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Page : 290 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2012-01-17
Category : Reference
ISBN : 9781443836845

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A Cultural Journey through the English Lexicon by Roberto Facchinetti Pdf

This book is a metaphorical journey through the English lexicon, viewed as a vehicle and a mirror of cultural identity. From the translatability of phrases and metaphors to genre-specific terms, from English as a Lingua Franca to English language teaching, the studies collected here testify to the fact that in English – and overall in language – word contextualization or lack of contextualization impinges on linguistic utterances and leads to differing interpretations of the textual message. The book may be of interest to a wide range of scholars and students who are concerned with the study of the English lexicon, bearing in mind that this lexicon provides the bricks of any language, and language, in turn, needs the cornerstone of Culture to stand firmly and thrive.

Author : Mario Brdar
Publisher : Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Page : 259 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2018-01-23
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781527507425

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Metonymy and Word-Formation by Mario Brdar Pdf

This book deals with the interplay between word-formation and metonymy. It shows that, like metaphor, metonymy interacts in important ways with morphological structure, but also warns us against a virtually unconstrained conception of metonymy. The central claim here is that word-formation and metonymy are distinct linguistic components that complement and mutually constrain each other. Using linguistic data from a variety of languages, the book provides ample empirical support for its thesis. It is much more than a systematic study of two neglected linguistic phenomena, for a long time thought to be unimportant by linguists. Through exposing and explaining the intricate interaction between metonymy and word formation from a cognitive linguistic perspective, the reader is presented with a sense of the amazing complexity of the development of linguistic systems. This book will be essential reading for scholars and advanced students interested in the role of figuration in grammar.

Author : Bas Aarts,Jill Bowie,Gergana Popova
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 752 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2019-11-14
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9780191071195

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The Oxford Handbook of English Grammar by Bas Aarts,Jill Bowie,Gergana Popova Pdf

This handbook provides an authoritative, critical survey of current research and knowledge in the grammar of the English language. Following an introduction from the editors, the volume's expert contributors explore a range of core topics in English grammar, beginning with issues in grammar writing and methodology. Chapters in part II then examine the various theoretical approaches to grammar, such as cognitive, constructional, and generative approaches, followed by the chapters in part III, which comprehensively cover the different subdomains of grammar, including compounds, phrase structure, clause types, tense and aspect, and information structure. Part IV offers coverage of the relationship between grammar and other fields - lexis, phonology, meaning, and discourse - while the concluding part of the book investigates grammatical change over time, regional variation, and genre and literary variation. The handbook's wide-ranging coverage will appeal to researchers and students of English language and linguistics from undergraduate level upwards.

Author : Réka Benczes
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 285 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2019-01-31
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781108491877

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Rhyme over Reason by Réka Benczes Pdf

Ideal for scholars and students of linguistics, discourse, stylistics and language play, this book explores the role of phonological motivation - sound symbolism and rhyme/alliteration - in English word-formation. It argues that the sound shape of words carries meaning for its users and also has a range of social and interactional functions.

Author : Olga Blanco-Carrión,Antonio Barcelona,Rossella Pannain
Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing Company
Page : 325 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2018-05-17
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9789027264381

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Conceptual Metonymy by Olga Blanco-Carrión,Antonio Barcelona,Rossella Pannain Pdf

The volume addresses a number of closely connected methodological, descriptive, and theoretical issues in the study of metonymy, and includes a series of case studies broadening our knowledge of the functioning of metonymy. As regards the methodological and descriptive issues, the book exhibits a unique feature in metonymy literature: the discussion of the structure of a detailed, web-based metonymy database (especially its entry model), and the descriptive criteria to be applied in its completion. The theoretical discussion contributes important challenging insights on several metonymy-related topics such as contingency, source prominence, “complex target”, source-target contrast / asymmetry, conceptual integration, hierarchies, triggers, de-personalization and de-roling, and many others. The case studies deal with the role of metonymy in morphology, monoclausal if only constructions, emotional categories, and iconicity in English and other languages, including one sign language. Beside cognitive linguists, especially metonymy researchers, the book should appeal to researchers in A.I., sign language, rhetoric, lexicography, and communication.