Word Formation In Context

Author : Manoochehr Tavangar
Publisher : Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Page : 509 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2018-11-15
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781527521728

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Word-Formation in Context by Manoochehr Tavangar Pdf

This fascinating book treats the use of words from a completely new perspective. Far from being purely abstract entities, words are believed to emerge from an interaction between morphological, syntactic, semantic and pragmatic components. For this reason, the book draws from a vast spectrum of naturally occurring texts representing almost every style, register, and genre. It uses an extremely wide variety of language, and provides a key to help readers check their answers to the questions it poses.

Author : Pavol Štekauer,Rochelle Lieber
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 477 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2006-03-30
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781402035968

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Handbook of Word-Formation by Pavol Štekauer,Rochelle Lieber Pdf

This is the most comprehensive book to date on word formation in terms of scope of topics, schools and theoretical positions. All contributions were written by the leading scholars in their respective areas.

Author : Pavol Štekauer
Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing
Page : 328 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2005-01-01
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9027215634

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Meaning Predictability in Word Formation by Pavol Štekauer Pdf

This book aims to contribute to a growing interest amongst psycholinguists and morphologists in the mechanisms of meaning predictability. It presents a brand-new model of the meaning-prediction of novel, context-free naming units, relating the wordformation and wordinterpretation processes. Unlike previous studies, mostly focussed on N+N compounds, the scope of this book is much wider. It not only covers all types of complex words, but also discusses a whole range of predictability-boosting and -reducing conditions. Two measures are introduced, the Predictability Rate and the Objectified Predictability Rate, in order to compare the strength of predictable readings both within a word and relative to the most predictable readings of other coinages. Four extensive experiments indicate inter alia the equal predicting capacity of native and non-native speakers, the close interconnection between linguistic and extra-linguistic factors, the important role of prototypical semes, and the usual dominance of a single central reading.

Author : Ingo Plag
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 258 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2003-10-30
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 0521525632

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Word-Formation in English by Ingo Plag Pdf

This textbook provides an accessible introduction to the study of word-formation, that is, the ways in which new words are built on the bases of other words (e.g. happy - happy-ness), focusing on English. The book's didactic aim is to enable students with little or no prior linguistic knowledge to do their own practical analyses of complex words. Readers are familiarized with the necessary methodological tools to obtain and analyze relevant data and are shown how to relate their findings to theoretical problems and debates. The book is not written in the perspective of a particular theoretical framework and draws on insights from various research traditions, reflecting important methodological and theoretical developments in the field. It is a textbook directed towards university students of English at all levels. It can also serve as a source book for teachers and advanced students, and as an up-to-date reference concerning many word-formation processes in English.

Author : Pavol Štekauer,Salvador Valera,Lívia Kőrtvélyessy
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 391 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2012-04-23
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9780521765343

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Word-Formation in the World's Languages by Pavol Štekauer,Salvador Valera,Lívia Kőrtvélyessy Pdf

Fills a gap in cross-linguistic research by being the first systematic survey of the word-formation of the world's languages. Data from fifty-five world languages reveals associations between word-formation processes in genetically and geographically distinct languages.

Author : Peter Ackema,Ad Neeleman
Publisher : OUP Oxford
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2004-10-07
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 0199267286

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Beyond Morphology:Interface Conditions on Word Formation by Peter Ackema,Ad Neeleman Pdf

Author : N. J. Enfield
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 281 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2019
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : 9780521765442

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Mainland Southeast Asian Languages by N. J. Enfield Pdf

A concise introduction to the languages of mainland Southeast Asia that provides a new look at this unique area.

Author : Chu-Ren Huang,Dingxu Shi
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2016-03-31
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : 9781316395257

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A Reference Grammar of Chinese by Chu-Ren Huang,Dingxu Shi Pdf

A Reference Grammar of Chinese is a comprehensive and up-to-date guide to the linguistic structure of Chinese, covering all of the important linguistic features of the language and incorporating insights gained from research in Chinese linguistics over the past thirty years. With contributions from twenty-two leading Chinese linguists, this authoritative guide uses large-scale corpora to provide authentic examples based on actual language use. The accompanying online example databases ensure that a wide range of exemplars are readily available and also allow for new usages to be updated. This design offers a new paradigm for a reference grammar where generalizations can be cross-checked with additional examples and also provide resources for both linguistic studies and language learning. Featuring bilingual term lists, this reference grammar helps readers to access relevant literature in both English and Chinese and is an invaluable reference for learners, teachers and researchers in Chinese linguistics and language processing.

Author : Andrew Carstairs-McCarthy
Publisher : Edinburgh University Press
Page : 154 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2017-12-20
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781474428989

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Introduction to English Morphology by Andrew Carstairs-McCarthy Pdf

What exactly are words? Are they the things that get listed in dictionaries, or are they the basic units of sentence structure? Andrew Carstairs-McCarthy explores the implications of these different approaches to words in English. He explains the various ways in which words are related to one another, and shows how the history of the English language has affected word structure. Topics include: words, sentences and dictionaries; a word and its parts (roots and affixes); a word and its forms (inflection); a word and its relatives (derivation); compound words; word structure; productivity; and the historical sources of English word formation. Requiring no prior linguistic training, this textbook is suitable for undergraduate students of English - literature or language - and provides a sound basis for further linguistic study.

Author : Rafal Loboda
Publisher : Independently Published
Page : 74 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2021-06-22
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9798524894045

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Hunger by Rafal Loboda Pdf

For little Ella and her mother, winter means hunger. Hope is rekindled with the return of the long-missing father. Or is it? A grimdark fantasy story. Put your traditional coursebooks aside! This self-study story e-book will help you to practise different ways in which new words are built on the bases of other words (e.g. dark, darkness) and expand your vocabulary through multiple (over 200) vocabulary exercises (synonymous expression, gap-fill exercises). The story will prove very useful for those English learners who enjoy reading stories (fantasy, horror, thriller, dark story) and learning the language at the same time! A perfect, educational respite from doing another word formation exercise in a traditional coursebook. The e-book was written for students of English as a second language. Level B2/C1. With answer key. Write your answers on a piece of paper and check the answer key!

Author : M. F. Lang
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 335 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2013-10-28
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781135080839

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Spanish Word Formation by M. F. Lang Pdf

First published in 1990. Romance Philology and General Linguistics have followed sometimes converging sometimes diverging paths over the last century and a half. With the present series we wish to recognise and promote the mutual interaction of the two disciplines. The focus is deliberately wide, seeking to encompass not only work in the phonetics, phonology, morphology, syntax and lexis of the Romance languages, but also studies in the history of Romance linguistics and linguistic thought in the Romance cultural area. Some of the volumes will be devoted to particular aspects of individual languages, some will be comparative in nature; some will adopt a synchronic and some a diachronic slant; some will concentrate on linguistic structures and some will investigate the sociocultural dimensions of language and language use in the Romance-speaking territories. As a branch of linguistic science, word formation is concerned with analysing and understanding the mechanisms by which the lexis is created and renewed.

Author : Endri Shqerra
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Page : 102 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2017-04-27
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1545569533

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Acquisition of Word Formation Devices in First and Second Languages by Endri Shqerra Pdf

Early school age English children acquire over 3000 words a year. The main factors which account for such rapid vocabulary growth are context and word-formation knowledge. Such vocabulary growth is also of great interest in the L2 acquisition. Using empirical tests, the book puts side by side L1 and L2 acquisition of word-formation devices. The first chapter explores the early acquisition of word-formation devices by English children and presents the principles through which cross-linguistic influence diverts L2 learners from the natural way of acquiring word-formation devices of their target language. It also presents the 'Dual Semantic Transparency' Hypothesis in the L2 acquisition. The second and third chapters utilize empirical evidence in examining the advanced acquisition of word-formation devices by both native speakers and L2 learners, as well as highlight the points in which morphological cross-linguistic transfer is more evident to L2 learners. The fourth chapter offers suggestions over the way L2 learners' knowledge of word-formation devices of their target language can be improved. The book is targeted to anyone interested in language acquisition.

Author : Pavol Štekauer
Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing
Page : 313 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2005-03-18
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9789027294562

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Meaning Predictability in Word Formation by Pavol Štekauer Pdf

This book aims to contribute to a growing interest amongst psycholinguists and morphologists in the mechanisms of meaning predictability. It presents a brand-new model of the meaning-prediction of novel, context-free naming units, relating the wordformation and wordinterpretation processes. Unlike previous studies, mostly focussed on N+N compounds, the scope of this book is much wider. It not only covers all types of complex words, but also discusses a whole range of predictability-boosting and -reducing conditions. Two measures are introduced, the Predictability Rate and the Objectified Predictability Rate, in order to compare the strength of predictable readings both within a word and relative to the most predictable readings of other coinages. Four extensive experiments indicate inter alia the equal predicting capacity of native and non-native speakers, the close interconnection between linguistic and extra-linguistic factors, the important role of prototypical semes, and the usual dominance of a single central reading.

Author : Pavol Štekauer,Salvador Valera,Lívia Körtvélyessy
Publisher : Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Page : 435 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2017-01-06
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781443869294

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Word-Formation across Languages by Pavol Štekauer,Salvador Valera,Lívia Körtvélyessy Pdf

Research into cross-linguistic aspects and typology of word-formation has not been paid relevant and systematic attention by morphologists, and only a few articles dealing with various word-formation issues of this kind appear in journals. The chapters in this volume address this issue by discussing, on contrastive principles, important questions of word-formation in a sample of 26 languages. The focus of the book, as a whole, is on typological features of word-formation in the languages sampled. It is aimed at researchers that have an interest in word-formation in a variety of languages.

Author : Mario Brdar
Publisher : Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Page : 259 pages
File Size : 48,7 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.