English Nouns since 1150 : : A Typological Study / / Marion Neubauer.
Morphological typology is usually limited to the realm of grammar. Accordingly, English is considered an analytic language due to its poor grammatical morphology – but what about the lexicon? Taking a twofold approach, this study investigates the typological development of English nouns since 1150....
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| Place / Publishing House: | Berlin ;, Boston : : De Gruyter Mouton, , [2024] ©2024 |
| Year of Publication: | 2024 |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Topics in English Linguistics [TiEL] ,
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Acknowledgments
- Contents
- List of figures
- List of tables
- Abbreviations and symbols
- 1 Introduction
- Part 1: Morphological typology and the English lexicon
- Introduction
- 2 Morphological typology
- 3 Typological shifts in the English lexicon
- Part 2: Means to extend the nominal lexicon since 1150
- Introduction
- 4 The database
- 5 New additions to the lexicon
- 6 Word formation patterns
- Part 3: Typological profile of the nominal data since 1150
- Introduction
- 7 Overall development of syntheticity
- 8 Typological subtypes: Between isolation and fusion
- 9 Changes in syntheticity and analyticity
- 10 Typological shifts in lexical structure and word formation
- Part 4: Discussion and conclusion
- 11 Typological trends in English morphology and beyond
- 12 Typology and change: Cognitive and sociocultural roots
- 13 Conclusion
- References
- Appendices
- Index