The Concept of Conversion in Cross-linguistic and Contrastive Studies
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21389436 |
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| Authors | Bożena Cetnarowska (0000-0001-8642-6827, University of Silesia in Katowice, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2025 |
| Volume | 73 |
| Issue | 11 Zeszyt specjalny |
| Pages | 37-54 |
| Publication date | 2025-12-19 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Roczniki Humanistyczne (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0035-7707 • E-ISSN: 2544-5200 |
| Publisher | Towarzystwo Naukowe KUL (PUBLISHER • PL) |
| DOI | 10.18290/rh257311.2s |
| OpenAlex | W7116887570 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 28 |
In this paper the question is addressed whether conversion (referring to word-class change without addition of derivational affixes) is suitable as a comparative concept in cross-linguistic and contrastive research on word-formation. Controversies concerning the scope of conversion in English and in languages with rich inflection are highlighted. Subtypes of conversion, such as partial conversion and syntactic conversion, are identified. Other terms which are used with reference to affixless word-formation operations are mentioned, such as zero-derivation, paradigmatic derivation or transflexion. A brief overview is given of selected recent contrastive (comparative) studies of conversion/derivation in English and in selected Slavonic or Romance languages, focusing on meaning-based and corpus-based research
Contrastive analysis · Contrastive linguistics · Inflection · Romance languages · Scope (computer science) · Theoretical linguistics · Linguistic Variation and Morphology · Literature, Language, and Rhetoric Studies · Syntax, Semantics, Linguistic Variation
Conversion as a Conceptual Metonymy of Event Schemata
Structuring Sense
The Oxford Reference Guide to English Morphology
Cognitive English Grammar
Word-Formation in English
English as a Global Language
Where is conversion in Slavonic languages?Stela Manova, Understanding morphological rules. With special emphasis on conversion and subtraction in Bulgarian, Russian and Serbo-Croatian
Conversion in English
The zero suffix in English and Italian deverbal nouns
The semantics of noun-to-verb zero-derivation in English and Spanish
Argument structure and morphologically underived nouns in Spanish and English
Conversion in languages with different morphological structures
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