Lexical Semantics and Diachronic Morphology: The Development of -hood, -dom and

Description: Lexical Semantics and Diachronic Morphology by Carola Trips A comprehensive study of the development of the three suffixes -hood, -dom and -ship in the history of English. It offers an investigation from Old English to Modern English based on data from annotated corpora that reveals that all three suffixes developed from nouns into todays suffixes building abstract nouns. FORMAT Hardcover LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description This book is the most comprehensive study to date of the development of the three suffixes -hood, -dom and -ship in the history of English. Based on data from annotated corpora it provides an in depth investigation from Old English to Modern English and shows that structurally the three suffixes developed from syntactic heads (nouns) via morphological heads in compounds to morphological heads in derivations. Being an instance of morphologisation the rise of suffixes clearly shows that word formation is not part of the syntactic module. This development is triggered by semantic change, more precisely, by the semantics of the elements which keep their salient meanings and develop further meanings through metonymic shifts, finally leading to underspecified meanings. The findings are analysed in a revised version of Liebers (2004) framework to account for the diachronic facts and have far-reaching consequences for morphological theory since they show that derivational suffixes bear meaning and hence contribute to processes of lexicalisation which is clear evidence for sign-based models and against, for example, Separationist assumptions. Author Biography Carola Trips,University of Mannheim, Germany. Long Description This book is the most comprehensive study to date of the development of the three suffixes -hood, -dom and -ship in the history of English. Based on data from annotated corpora it provides an in depth investigation from Old English to Modern English and shows that structurally the three suffixes developed from syntactic heads (nouns) via morphological heads in compounds to morphological heads in derivations. Being an instance of morphologisation the rise of suffixes clearly shows that word formation is not part of the syntactic module. This development is triggered by semantic change, more precisely, by the semantics of the elements which keep their salient meanings and develop further meanings through metonymic shifts, finally leading to underspecified meanings. The findings are analysed in a revised version of Liebers (2004) framework to account for the diachronic facts and have far-reaching consequences for morphological theory since they show that derivational suffixes bear meaning and hence contribute to processes of lexicalisation which is clear evidence for sign-based models and against, for example, Separationist assumptions. Details ISBN3484305274 Author Carola Trips Short Title LEXICAL SEMANTICS & DIACHRONIC Series Linguistische Arbeiten Language English ISBN-10 3484305274 ISBN-13 9783484305274 Media Book Series Number 527 DEWEY 425.92 Audience Age 22-22 Pages 276 Year 2009 Publication Date 2009-05-20 Imprint De Gruyter Subtitle The Development of -hood, -dom and -ship in the History of English Place of Publication Berlin Country of Publication Germany UK Release Date 2009-05-20 Publisher De Gruyter Format Hardcover Alternative 9783484971318 Audience Professional & Vocational We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:117721730;

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