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Suffixal Rivalry in Adjective Formation
Dr Zeki Hamawand
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Paperback. Deals with adjectival suffixes in English. This book analyzes the formation of adjective pairs that share a single root but end in different suffixes. Theoretically, it adopts cognitive semantics and attempts to substantiate some of its tenets. It attempts to identify the distinctive collocates associated with the members of an adjective pair. Num Pages: 257 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: CFG; CFK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 235 x 15. Weight in Grams: 396.
This book deals with adjectival suffixes in English. Its scope of analysis is confined to the formation of adjective pairs that share a single root but end in different suffixes. Theoretically, the book adopts cognitive semantics and attempts to substantiate some of its tenets. One tenet is that a linguistic item is polysemous by nature. On this basis, the goal is to show that an adjectival suffix forms a category consisting of multiple senses, which gather around a centre. Another tenet is that the meaning of a linguistic item is described relative to the domain of knowledge to which it ... Read more
This book deals with adjectival suffixes in English. Its scope of analysis is confined to the formation of adjective pairs that share a single root but end in different suffixes. Theoretically, the book adopts cognitive semantics and attempts to substantiate some of its tenets. One tenet is that a linguistic item is polysemous by nature. On this basis, the goal is to show that an adjectival suffix forms a category consisting of multiple senses, which gather around a centre. Another tenet is that the meaning of a linguistic item is described relative to the domain of knowledge to which it ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Equinox Publishing Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
257
Condition
New
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781845531812
SKU
V9781845531812
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About Dr Zeki Hamawand
Zeki Hamawand holds a Ph.D in English Linguistics. He is the author of Atemporal Complement Clauses in English: A Cognitive Grammar Analysis (2002), and many articles in international journals.
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