Morphology and pragmatics of affixal negation
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Susana Rodríguez Rosique
Abstract
This chapter deals with the difference between propositional negation and the affixal negation which is conveyed by the Spanish prefix des-. To do so, verbal prefixation is chosen, since it better represents the way in which the two kinds of negation directly compete with each other regarding the verbal event. The markedness – or stronger sense – of affixal negation as opposed to propositional negation is then explained in terms of the way in which a pragmatic strengthening principle (following Horn 1984) interacts with the verbal features of the corresponding bases. The result of this interaction may be specified in different ways. More generally, this article reflects the importance of Pragmatics in word formation processes. Keywords: propositional negation; affixal negation; pragmatic strengthening; verbal prefixation
Abstract
This chapter deals with the difference between propositional negation and the affixal negation which is conveyed by the Spanish prefix des-. To do so, verbal prefixation is chosen, since it better represents the way in which the two kinds of negation directly compete with each other regarding the verbal event. The markedness – or stronger sense – of affixal negation as opposed to propositional negation is then explained in terms of the way in which a pragmatic strengthening principle (following Horn 1984) interacts with the verbal features of the corresponding bases. The result of this interaction may be specified in different ways. More generally, this article reflects the importance of Pragmatics in word formation processes. Keywords: propositional negation; affixal negation; pragmatic strengthening; verbal prefixation
Chapters in this book
- Prelim pages i
- Table of contents v
- Preface vii
- List of contributors xv
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Part I. Conflation
- On meteorological denominal verbs in Spanish 3
- Instrumental verb formation 21
- Conflation processes in the formation of Spanish verbs with a prepositional object 43
- Spanish deadjectival verbs and argument structure 65
- Sensory-emotional denominal causative verbs 107
- Morphology and pragmatics of affixal negation 145
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Part II. Formal Processes
- Deverbal nouns with the suffix -dura 165
- On protagonizar ‘an event’ and the scope of the concept of ‘light verb’ 185
- The relationship between verb-noun in derivational series 217
- Nominalizations of transfer verbs 233
- Base selection and prefixing 255
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Part III. Neologisms and Lexical Creation
- Phonetic adaptation and derivational morphological development of foreign words in Spanish in the dpd 285
- From Latin super- to Spanish sobre- 307
- Word formation processes and proposals for the classification of formal neologisms 347
- The concept of light in Spanish denominal verbs 369
- Metaphors as a source of lexical creation in the field of wine criticism 409
- On deverbal word formation as condensation of previous mental patterns 425
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Part IV. Applications
- Lexical collocations and the learning of Spanish as a foreign language 439
- Denominal verbs in Ele/El2 classroom (a didactic approach) 465
- Author index 479
- Subject index 483
Chapters in this book
- Prelim pages i
- Table of contents v
- Preface vii
- List of contributors xv
-
Part I. Conflation
- On meteorological denominal verbs in Spanish 3
- Instrumental verb formation 21
- Conflation processes in the formation of Spanish verbs with a prepositional object 43
- Spanish deadjectival verbs and argument structure 65
- Sensory-emotional denominal causative verbs 107
- Morphology and pragmatics of affixal negation 145
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Part II. Formal Processes
- Deverbal nouns with the suffix -dura 165
- On protagonizar ‘an event’ and the scope of the concept of ‘light verb’ 185
- The relationship between verb-noun in derivational series 217
- Nominalizations of transfer verbs 233
- Base selection and prefixing 255
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Part III. Neologisms and Lexical Creation
- Phonetic adaptation and derivational morphological development of foreign words in Spanish in the dpd 285
- From Latin super- to Spanish sobre- 307
- Word formation processes and proposals for the classification of formal neologisms 347
- The concept of light in Spanish denominal verbs 369
- Metaphors as a source of lexical creation in the field of wine criticism 409
- On deverbal word formation as condensation of previous mental patterns 425
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Part IV. Applications
- Lexical collocations and the learning of Spanish as a foreign language 439
- Denominal verbs in Ele/El2 classroom (a didactic approach) 465
- Author index 479
- Subject index 483
