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. First, the focus is on the means used to extend the lexicon: Correlating the central noun formation processes as well as borrowing reveals, for the first time, their quantitative importance - with some surprising results. Second, the structure of the lexicon takes center stage: The morphological analysis of all nouns uncovers diachronic shifts - and striking parallels between grammar and lexicon.
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Für Beruf und Forschung
US School Grade: College Graduate Student
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35
35 s/w Abbildungen, 35 s/w Tabellen
35 b/w ill., 35 b/w tbl.
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ISBN-13
978-3-11-131771-7 (9783111317717)
Schweitzer Klassifikation
Marion Neubauer, University of Hamburg, Germany.
