Prelim pages i
Table of contents vii
Preface xi
Chapter 1. Introduction 1
Chapter 2. Productivity 9
Chapter 3. New verbs in Icelandic: A general outline 55
Chapter 4. Nonce verbs: A psycholinguistic experiment 101
Chapter 5. New verbs of communication: A questionnaire 119
Chapter 6. Old and Modern Icelandic: A frequency comparison 137
Chapter 7. Synthesis 171
References 183
Appendix A. Predicates and case and argument structure constructions in the text corpora 191
Appendix B. Recent borrowings in Icelandic 199
Appendix C. The questionnaire 201
Name index 203
Subject index 205
Constructions index 209

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Prelim pages i
Table of contents vii
Preface xi
Chapter 1. Introduction 1
Chapter 2. Productivity 9
Chapter 3. New verbs in Icelandic: A general outline 55
Chapter 4. Nonce verbs: A psycholinguistic experiment 101
Chapter 5. New verbs of communication: A questionnaire 119
Chapter 6. Old and Modern Icelandic: A frequency comparison 137
Chapter 7. Synthesis 171
References 183
Appendix A. Predicates and case and argument structure constructions in the text corpora 191
Appendix B. Recent borrowings in Icelandic 199
Appendix C. The questionnaire 201
Name index 203
Subject index 205
Constructions index 209

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