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English Nouns since 1150 : A Typological Study / Marion Neubauer.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Topics in English Linguistics [TiEL] ; 115Publisher: Berlin ; Boston : De Gruyter Mouton, [2024]Copyright date: 2024Description: 1 online resource (XV, 254 p.)Content type:
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  • 9783111317472
  • 9783111317908
  • 9783111317717
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Contents:
Frontmatter -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- List of figures -- List of tables -- Abbreviations and symbols -- 1 Introduction -- Part 1: Morphological typology and the English lexicon -- Introduction -- 2 Morphological typology -- 3 Typological shifts in the English lexicon -- Part 2: Means to extend the nominal lexicon since 1150 -- Introduction -- 4 The database -- 5 New additions to the lexicon -- 6 Word formation patterns -- Part 3: Typological profile of the nominal data since 1150 -- Introduction -- 7 Overall development of syntheticity -- 8 Typological subtypes: Between isolation and fusion -- 9 Changes in syntheticity and analyticity -- 10 Typological shifts in lexical structure and word formation -- Part 4: Discussion and conclusion -- 11 Typological trends in English morphology and beyond -- 12 Typology and change: Cognitive and sociocultural roots -- 13 Conclusion -- References -- Appendices -- Index
Summary: Morphological typology is usually limited to the realm of grammar. Accordingly, English is considered an analytic language due to its poor grammatical morphology – but what about the lexicon? Taking a twofold approach, this study investigates the typological development of English nouns since 1150. First, the focus is on the means used to extend the lexicon: Correlating the central noun formation processes as well as borrowing reveals, for the first time, their quantitative importance – with some surprising results. Second, the structure of the lexicon takes center stage: The morphological analysis of all nouns uncovers diachronic shifts – and striking parallels between grammar and lexicon.
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Frontmatter -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- List of figures -- List of tables -- Abbreviations and symbols -- 1 Introduction -- Part 1: Morphological typology and the English lexicon -- Introduction -- 2 Morphological typology -- 3 Typological shifts in the English lexicon -- Part 2: Means to extend the nominal lexicon since 1150 -- Introduction -- 4 The database -- 5 New additions to the lexicon -- 6 Word formation patterns -- Part 3: Typological profile of the nominal data since 1150 -- Introduction -- 7 Overall development of syntheticity -- 8 Typological subtypes: Between isolation and fusion -- 9 Changes in syntheticity and analyticity -- 10 Typological shifts in lexical structure and word formation -- Part 4: Discussion and conclusion -- 11 Typological trends in English morphology and beyond -- 12 Typology and change: Cognitive and sociocultural roots -- 13 Conclusion -- References -- Appendices -- Index

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Morphological typology is usually limited to the realm of grammar. Accordingly, English is considered an analytic language due to its poor grammatical morphology – but what about the lexicon? Taking a twofold approach, this study investigates the typological development of English nouns since 1150. First, the focus is on the means used to extend the lexicon: Correlating the central noun formation processes as well as borrowing reveals, for the first time, their quantitative importance – with some surprising results. Second, the structure of the lexicon takes center stage: The morphological analysis of all nouns uncovers diachronic shifts – and striking parallels between grammar and lexicon.

Issued also in print.

Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.

In English.

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