Chapter 3. Finding compounds
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María Irene Moyna
Abstract
Chapters 1 and 2 outlined the definition of compounding that underpins this entire work, informing data selection and classification for all historical periods. This third chapter presents the historical periods considered, together with a description of the data sources selected for each one. Subsequently, the procedures used to find compounds and ascertain their status are discussed, together with the dating of first attestations and the measurements of relative pattern frequency and productivity. The chapter closes with an explanation of the criteria used to classify compounds.
Abstract
Chapters 1 and 2 outlined the definition of compounding that underpins this entire work, informing data selection and classification for all historical periods. This third chapter presents the historical periods considered, together with a description of the data sources selected for each one. Subsequently, the procedures used to find compounds and ascertain their status are discussed, together with the dating of first attestations and the measurements of relative pattern frequency and productivity. The chapter closes with an explanation of the criteria used to classify compounds.
Chapters in this book
- Prelim pages i
- Table of contents v
- List of figures xv
- List of tables xvii
- List of abbreviations used xxi
- Preface & acknowledgments xxiii
- Introduction 1
- Chapter 1. Definitions 11
- Chapter 2. The internal structure of compounds 45
- Chapter 3. Finding compounds 67
- Chapter 4. Endocentric compounds with adverbial non-heads 99
- Chapter 5. Endocentric compounds with nominal non-heads 125
- Chapter 6. Endocentric compounds with nominal heads and nominal/adjectival modifiers 163
- Chapter 7. Exocentric patterns 197
- Chapter 8. Concatenative compounds 219
- Chapter 9. Historical developments in Spanish compounding 253
- References 293
- Appendix 1. Compound dataset 303
- Subject index 433
- Word index 443
Chapters in this book
- Prelim pages i
- Table of contents v
- List of figures xv
- List of tables xvii
- List of abbreviations used xxi
- Preface & acknowledgments xxiii
- Introduction 1
- Chapter 1. Definitions 11
- Chapter 2. The internal structure of compounds 45
- Chapter 3. Finding compounds 67
- Chapter 4. Endocentric compounds with adverbial non-heads 99
- Chapter 5. Endocentric compounds with nominal non-heads 125
- Chapter 6. Endocentric compounds with nominal heads and nominal/adjectival modifiers 163
- Chapter 7. Exocentric patterns 197
- Chapter 8. Concatenative compounds 219
- Chapter 9. Historical developments in Spanish compounding 253
- References 293
- Appendix 1. Compound dataset 303
- Subject index 433
- Word index 443
