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The Competition Between Overt Suffixation and Zero-Affixation in Present-Day English Nominalisation

The Competition Between Overt Suffixation and Zero-Affixation in Present-Day English Nominalisation

Lara-Clares, Cristina
Brock, Alexander

Hardcover

Series: Hallesche Sprach- Und Textforschung / Language and Text Stud, Book 25

GermanGeneral ReferenceGeneral Computers

ISBN10: 3631930631
ISBN13: 9783631930632
Publisher: Peter Lang Gmbh, Internationaler Verlag Der W
Published: Aug 26 2025
Pages: 216
Weight: 0.91
Height: 0.63 Width: 5.83 Depth: 8.27
Language: English

In linguistic morphology, competition is expected to be resolved, on the grounds that it is not economical for a system to keep two or more processes for one purpose. This volume researches overt suffixation and zero-affixation for the nominalisation of the semantic categories action, agentive, instrument and state aiming at hints of resolution, diachronically and in present-day English, using both lexicographic and corpus sources. Specifically, the book explores resolution in terms of specialisation regarding mode, register, and meaning. To this aim, (i) the frequency of use of each semantic category is computed for every competitor, (ii) statistical analysis is performed to test association between mode or register and word-formation process and (iii) semantic specialisation is explored in individual groups of competition.

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