Measuring productivity in word formation : : the case of Israeli Hebrew /

Measuring productivity in word formation : : the case of Israeli Hebrew / / by Shmuel Bolozky.

Morphological productivity is the likelihood of a morphological pattern being used or comprehended in new word formation. Three methods of measuring productivity of word formation are proposed productivity tests (open-ended and judgment tasks), dictionary comparison (newer with older dictionaries, s...

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Superior document:Studies in Semitic languages and linguistics, 27
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Bolozky, Shmuel,
Place / Publishing House:Leiden, Netherlands : : Brill,, 1999.
Year of Publication:1999
Language:English
Series:Studies in Semitic Languages and Linguistics 27.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xiii, 253 pages)
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Table of Contents:
  • Preliminary Material
  • PREFACE
  • INTRODUCTION
  • THE ‘MECHANICAL' ASPECTS OF THE DERIVATIONAL MECHANISM
  • SELECTING DERIVATION PATTERNS: THE VERB SYSTEM
  • SELECTING ADJECTIVAL DERIVATION PATTERNS
  • SELECTING NOMINAL DERIVATION PATTERNS
  • SELECTING DERIVATION PATTERNS ACROSS SEMANTIC CATEGORIES
  • PARTIAL MIŠKAL MERGER AND BACK-FORMATION
  • CONCLUSION
  • APPENDICES
  • REFERENCES
  • INDEX
  • STUDIES IN SEMITIC LANGUAGES AND LINGUISTICS.

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