Cognitive perspectives on word formation / edited by Alexander Onysko, Sascha Michel.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Onysko, Alexander.

Michel, Sascha.

Series:

Trends in linguistics. Studies and monographs ; 221.

Trends in linguistics. Studies and monographs ; 221

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Grammar, Comparative and general--Word formation.

Grammar, Comparative and general.

Physical Description:

pages cm.

Place of Publication:

New York, N.Y. : Mouton de Gruyter, 2010.

Contents:

Acknowledgments

Introduction: unravelling the cognitive in word formation / Alexander Onysko and Sascha Michel

Part I. Theory and interfaces in word formation: Word-formation or word formation? The formation of complex words in cognitive linguistics / Martina Lampert and Günther Lampert

On the viability of cognitive morphology for explaining language change / Livio Gaeta

(Re)defining component structures in morphological constructions: A Cognitive Grammar perspective / Gerhard B van Huyssteen

Between phonology and morphology / Hilke Elsen

The role of grammatical gender in noun-formation: A diachronic perspective from Norwegian / Philipp Conzett

Adjective + Noun constructions between syntax and word formation in Dutch and German / Matthias Hüning

Part II. Theory and processes of word formation: Setting limits on creativity in the production and use of metaphorical and metonymical compounds / Réka Benczes

Casting the conceptual spotlight: Hybrid compounding in German as an example of head-frame internal specifier selection / Alexander Onysko

Does love come from to love or to love from love? Why lexical motivation has to be regarded as bidirectional / Birgit Umbreit

Doubler-upper nouns: A challenge for usage-based models of language? / Bert Cappelle

The influence of morphological structure on the processing of German prefixed verbs / Judith Heide, Antje Lorenz, André Meinunger, and Frank Burchert

Harvesting and understanding on-line neologisms / Tony Veale and Cristina Butnariu

Subject Index

Contributors.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9783110223590

3110223597

OCLC:

501321073