Adjective Formation and Lexical Layers in Old English

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ID8863841
AutoresJavier Martı&#x;n Arista (0000-0001-9900-0104, autor correspondente), Javier Martin Arista
Ano2011
Volume92
Fascículo3
Páginas323-344
Data de publicação2011-04-30
Open AccessNão
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoEnglish Studies (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 0013-838X • E-ISSN: 1744-4217
EditoraRoutledge (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/0013838x.2011.564776
OpenAlexW1983614855
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas6
Referências citadas8

This journal article identifies two kinds of mismatch form-function in the formation of Old English adjectives. Convergent derivation is found when the meanings of derivatives converge in spite of the motivated morphological alternation that holds between their respective bases of derivation. Redundant derivation applies when an affix is attached that contributes the same meaning as another affix which has already been added to the base of derivation. The instances of convergent and redundant derivation analyzed in this work represent evidence in favour of the existence of two lexical layers in the Old English lexicon, namely the layer of affixless derivation and the layer of affixal derivation. The layer of affixless derivation, in turn, can be subdivided into the component of zero derivation proper and the component of derivation by inflectional means. Other conclusions of this research have to do with the patterns of recursive derivation in adjective formation, the insertion, combination and suppression of strong verb prefixes and the grammaticalization of -bre, -cund, -feald, -lēas, -lic, -sum, -weard, -welle, -wende and -wīs

Adjective · Affix · Component (thermodynamics · Epistemology · Grammaticalization · Layer (electronics · Lexicon · Linguistics · Meaning (existential · Noun · Prefix · Pure mathematics · Verb · Word formation · Computer Science · Lexicography and Language Studies · Linguistic Variation and Morphology · Mathematics · Syntax, Semantics, Linguistic Variation · Philosophy

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