Expanding the lexicon : linguistic innovation, morphological productivity, and ludicity / edited by Sabine Arndt-Lappe [and 3 others].

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Arndt-Lappe, Sabine, editor.

Series:

Dynamics of wordplay ; v. 5.

The dynamics of wordplay ; volume 5

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Lexical-functional grammar.

Plays on words.

Genre:

Conference papers and proceedings.

Physical Description:

vi, 303 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Berlin : De Gruyter, [2018].

Summary:

The creation of new lexical units and patterns has been studied in different research frameworks, focusing on either system-internal or system-external aspects, from which no comprehensive view has emerged. The volume aims to fill this gap by studying dynamic processes in the lexicon - understood in a wide sense as not being necessarily limited to the word level - by bringing together approaches directed to morphological productivity as well as approaches analyzing general types of lexical innovation and the role of discourse-related factors. The papers deal with ongoing changes as well as with historical processes of change in different languages and reflect on patterns and specific subtypes of lexical innovation as well as on their external conditions and the speakers' motivations for innovating. Moreover, the diffusion and conventionalization of innovations will be addressed. In this way, the volume contributes to understanding the complex interplay of structural, cognitive and functional factors in the lexicon as a highly dynamic domain--Publisher's website.

Contents:

I Linguistic Innovation

Expanding the lexicon through formulaic patterns / Natalia Filatkina Filatkina, Natalia 15

Complex words in the early medieval Leges Barbarorum and their contribution to expanding the Old High German lexicon / Anette Kremer Kremer, Anette, Stefanie Stricker Stricker, Stefanie 43

Free usage of German unique components / Sören Stumpf Stumpf, Sören 67

II Morphological Productivity

The phonetics of newly derived words: Testing the effect of morphological segmentability on affix duration / Ingo Plag Plag, Ingo, Sonia Ben Hedia Hedia, Sonia Ben 93

How stress reflects meaning / Marcel Schlechtweg Schlechtweg, Marcel 117

Expanding the lexicon by truncation: Variability, recoverability, and productivity / Sabine Arndt-Lappe Arndt-Lappe, Sabine 141

III Ludicity

Approaching wordplay from the angle of phonology and phonetics - example from German / Angelika Braun Braun, Angelika 173

Playful nonce-formations in French: Creativity and productivity / Georgette Dal Dal, Georgette, Flammetta Namer Namer, Flammetta 203

Ludicity in lexical innovation (I) - French / Esme Winter-Froemel Winter-Froemel, Esme 229

Ludicity in lexical innovation (II) - German / Calaudine Moulin Moulin, Calaudine 261.

Notes:

International conference proceedings.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9783110500844

3110500841

OCLC:

1022942637

Publisher Number:

9783110500844