Morpho-Lexical Alternation in Noun Formation

by Hamawand, Zeki

• ISBN13: 9780230537385
• ISBN10: 0230537383
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2008-03-15
• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan

Summary

This book proposes a novel analysis of the structure of complex nouns in English, placing the focus on noun pairs that share single roots but end in different suffixes.

Author Biography

ZEKI HAMAWAND is a specialist in Cognitive Linguistics at University of Hamburg, Germany. His previous publications include Atemporal Complement Clauses in English: A Cognitive Grammar Analysis and Suffixal Rivalry in Adjective Formation: A Cognitive-Corpus Analysis.

Table of Contents

List of Figures	p. xi
List of Tables	p. xii
Preface	p. xiii
Acknowledgements	p. xv
Nominalisation	p. 1
Introduction	p. 1
Theoretical paradigms	p. 3
Formalist paradigm	p. 4
The form-of-the-base hypothesis	p. 6
The phonology-of-the-suffix hypothesis	p. 6
The category-of-the-base hypothesis	p. 6
Functionalist paradigm	p. 7
The semantics-of-the-suffix hypothesis	p. 9
The semantics-of-the-derivative hypothesis	p. 9
New approach	p. 11
Keystones	p. 11
Goals	p. 13
Procedures	p. 14
Models of analysis	p. 16
Cognitive Linguistics	p. 17
Category	p. 18
Domain	p. 21
Construal	p. 23
Usage-based Linguistics	p. 24
Authenticity	p. 26
Semanticity	p. 27
Summary	p. 28
Notes	p. 29
De-Verbal Nominalisers	p. 31
Introduction	p. 31
Semantic networks	p. 32
-al	p. 33
-ce	p. 35
-ion	p. 36
-ment	p. 38
Knowledge configurations	p. 40
Conceptual distinctions	p. 42
The sequential-whole distinction: -al vs -ion	p. 43
The instance-type distinction: -ce vs -ment	p. 45
The sequential-instance distinction: -al vs -ce	p. 47
The sequential-type distinction: -al vs -ment	p. 49
The whole-instance distinction: -ion vs -ce	p. 50
The whole-type distinction: -ion vs -ment	p. 52
Summary	p. 54
Notes	p. 55
De-Adjectival Nominalisers	p. 57
Introduction	p. 57
Semantic networks	p. 58
-ce	p. 59
-cy	p. 60
-ity	p. 62
-ness	p. 63
Knowledge configurations	p. 64
Conceptual distinctions	p. 66
The state-status distinction: -ce vs -cy	p. 67
The trait-mode distinction: -ness vs -ity	p. 70
The trait-existent distinction: -ness vs -ity	p. 73
The status-trait distinction: -cy vs -ness	p. 75
The status-mode distinction: -cy vs -ity	p. 77
Summary	p. 78
Notes	p. 79
De-Nominal Nominalisers	p. 82
Introduction	p. 82
Semantic networks	p. 83
-age	p. 84
-dom	p. 86
-hood	p. 87
-ism	p. 88
-ship	p. 90
-(e)ry	p. 92
Knowledge configurations	p. 94
Conceptual distinctions	p. 95
The territory-position distinction: -dom vs -ship	p. 96
The condition-position distinction: -hood vs -ship	p. 98
The territory-condition distinction: -dom vs -hood	p. 100
The condition-belief distinction: -hood vs -ism	p. 101
The position-doctrine distinction: -ship vs -ism	p. 102
The condition-body distinction: -hood vs -age	p. 103
The position-body distinction: -ship vs -age	p. 103
The position-body distinction: -ship vs -ery	p. 104
Summary	p. 105
Notes	p. 106
Agent-Forming Nominalisers	p. 108
Introduction	p. 108
Semantic networks	p. 109
De-verbal agent suffixes	p. 110
-ant	p. 110
-ee	p. 112
-er	p. 114
De-nominal agent suffixes	p. 116
-(i)an	p. 116
-ist	p. 118
-ster	p. 119
Knowledge configurations	p. 121
Conceptual distinctions	p. 123
The specific-generic distinction: -ant vs -er	p. 123
The potential-actual distinction: -er vs -ee	p. 125
The inventive-implementive distinction: -ist vs -ian	p. 127
The social-vocational distinction: -er vs -ster	p. 129
The mechanical-inventive distinction: -er vs -ist	p. 131
Summary	p. 133
Notes	p. 133
Conclusions	p. 136
Significant contributions	p. 136
Theoretical contributions	p. 137
Multiplicity of suffix meaning	p. 137
Specificity of suffix meaning	p. 142
Conditionality of noun alternation	p. 144
Empirical contributions	p. 144
Semantic distinctions	p. 144
Discriminating collocations	p. 145
Explicit comparisons	p. 156
Meaning	p. 157
Check-list theory	p. 157
Componential analysis theory	p. 158
Truth-conditional theory	p. 159
Alternation	p. 160
Traditional approach	p. 161
Structural approach	p. 162
Transformational approach	p. 163
Functional approach	p. 165
Construction-Grammar approach	p. 166
Grammaticalisation approach	p. 168
Word-Grammar approach	p. 169
References	p. 171
Subject Index	p. 178
Suffix Index	p. 180
Noun Index	p. 181
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