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Suffixal Rivalry in Adjective Formation
Zeki Hamawand
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Description for Suffixal Rivalry in Adjective Formation
Hardcover. Deals with adjectival suffixes in English. This book analyses 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: 224 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: CFG; CFK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. Weight in Grams: 969.
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
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Equinox Publishing Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781845531805
SKU
V9781845531805
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About 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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