Diminutives in English / / Klaus P. Schneider.
That English has no diminutives is a common myth. The present study shows, however, that English does possess diminutives, and not only analytic but also synthetic diminutive markers. Analytic markers include, first and foremost, little, as well as other adjectives from the same word field, whereas...
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Schneider, Klaus P., author. aut http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut Diminutives in English / Klaus P. Schneider. Reprint 2012 Tübingen : Max Niemeyer Verlag, [2012] ©2003 1 online resource (254 p.) text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier text file PDF rda Linguistische Arbeiten , 0344-6727 ; 479 Frontmatter -- Acknowledgements -- Contents -- Abbreviations -- 0. Aims, claims and structure of the present study -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Researching diminutives: the state of the art -- 3. Researching diminutives: integrating grammatical and pragmatic pespectives -- 4. Grammatical aspects of English diminutives -- 5. Diminutive use in English conversation -- 6. Summary and perspectives -- References restricted access http://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_16ec online access with authorization star That English has no diminutives is a common myth. The present study shows, however, that English does possess diminutives, and not only analytic but also synthetic diminutive markers. Analytic markers include, first and foremost, little, as well as other adjectives from the same word field, whereas the inventory of synthetic markers comprises suffixes as, for instance, -ie, -ette, -let, -kin, -een, -s, -er, -poo and -pegs. These markers are examined from a grammatical and a pragmatic perspective in an integrative formal-functional framework. The grammatical perspective involves phonological, morphological and semantic features, while the pragmatic perspective involves pragmalinguistic as well as sociopragmatic features on the levels of the speech act and larger interactive units in dialogue. The findings reveal that English diminutive suffixes are, in fact, among the most productive suffixes of the English language. While the suffixes share a number of features, each has developed its own profile, specifically regarding semantic and pragmatic features. In everyday conversation, there is a division of labour between the synthetic and the analytic type of formation concerning the communicative functions of diminutives and their distribution in discourse. The choice of formal device and its function depend crucially on pragmatic factors, notably on the illocution, the interactive status, the realisation strategy, and the politeness value of the utterances in which diminutives are employed, and also on the relationship between the interlocutors. Issued also in print. Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. In English. Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 28. Feb 2023) English language Diminutives. Diminutiv. Englisch. Gesprochene Sprache. Wortbildung. LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / General. bisacsh Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter DGBA Backlist Complete English Language 2000-2014 PART1 9783110238570 Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter DGBA Backlist Linguistics and Semiotics 2000-2014 (EN) 9783110238457 Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter DGBA Linguistics and Semiotics 2000 - 2014 9783110636970 ZDB-23-DLS print 9783484304796 https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110929553 https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9783110929553 Cover https://www.degruyter.com/document/cover/isbn/9783110929553/original |
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