Tri-Constituent Compounds
A Usage-Based Account of Complex Nominal Compounding
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.
Autor: | Huber, Elisabeth |
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ISBN: | 9783111080758 |
Auflage: | 1 |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Seitenzahl: | 282 |
Produktart: | Gebunden |
Verlag: | de Gruyter Mouton |
Veröffentlicht: | 08.05.2023 |
Untertitel: | A Usage-Based Account of Complex Nominal Compounding |
Schlagworte: | Complex Compounding Englisch Entrenchment Komposita Morphological Structure Morphologie Multi-word Compounds Productivity Wortbildung |
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