Memorization and the Compound-Phrase Distinction
An Investigation of Complex Constructions in German, French and English
1st Edition
Published on 9. January 2018
XIX, 291 pages
978-3-11-056867-7 (ISBN)
Description
Over the last decades, it has been hotly debated whether and how compounds, i.e. word-formations, and phrases differ from each other. The book discusses this issue by investigating compounds and phrases from a structural, semantic-functional and, crucially, cognitive perspective. The analysis focuses on compounds and phrases that are composed of either an adjective and a noun or two nouns in German, French and English. Having distinguished compounds from phrases on structural and semantic-functional grounds, the author claims that compounds are by their nature more appropriate to be stored in the mental lexicon than phrases and supports his argument with empirical evidence from new psycholinguistic studies. In sum, the book maintains the separation between compounds and phrases and reflects upon its cognitive consequences.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Berlin/Boston
Germany
Publishing group
de Gruyter Mouton
Target group
Professional and scholarly
US School Grade: College Graduate Student
Illustrations
38 s/w Tabellen, 12 Abbildungen
12 ill., 38 tbl.
File size
6,58 MB
ISBN-13
978-3-11-056867-7 (9783110568677)
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An Investigation of Complex Constructions in German, French and English
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An Investigation of Complex Constructions in German, French and English
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An Investigation of Complex Constructions in German, French and English
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Marcel Schlechtweg
, University of Kassel, Germany.
