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Chapter 2. For a topology of derivational paradigms

  • Chiara Melloni and Serena Dal Maso
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Paradigms in Word Formation
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Abstract

In recent times, paradigmatic approaches to word formation have become increasingly popular, but the very concept of derivational paradigm is still far from being clear and universally accepted: while paradigms are a useful construct for the treatment of inflectional phenomena, less straightforward is their adoption in the realm of derivation, which is characterized by numerous gaps and inconsistencies. The aim of our theoretical contribution is to discuss the representation that morphological entities and derivational relationships receive in paradigmatic approaches, especially those which are gaining popularity in recent developments of the research. Specifically, we will reflect on how word-internal and word-external morphological relationships are explained and modeled in different topological representations, starting from traditional organizations of cells in columns, to three-dimensional arrangements of morphological families, to schematic representations along the lines of the Construction Morphology framework and, finally, to Bybee’s multidimensional networks.

Abstract

In recent times, paradigmatic approaches to word formation have become increasingly popular, but the very concept of derivational paradigm is still far from being clear and universally accepted: while paradigms are a useful construct for the treatment of inflectional phenomena, less straightforward is their adoption in the realm of derivation, which is characterized by numerous gaps and inconsistencies. The aim of our theoretical contribution is to discuss the representation that morphological entities and derivational relationships receive in paradigmatic approaches, especially those which are gaining popularity in recent developments of the research. Specifically, we will reflect on how word-internal and word-external morphological relationships are explained and modeled in different topological representations, starting from traditional organizations of cells in columns, to three-dimensional arrangements of morphological families, to schematic representations along the lines of the Construction Morphology framework and, finally, to Bybee’s multidimensional networks.

Chapters in this book

  1. Prelim pages i
  2. Table of contents v
  3. Acknowledgements vii
  4. Introduction
  5. Chapter 1. Dangerous liaisons 3
  6. Part I. Theoretical background
  7. Chapter 2. For a topology of derivational paradigms 21
  8. Part II. Compounding
  9. Chapter 3. Interlocking paradigms in English compounds 59
  10. Chapter 4. Fact-checking on compound verbs in English 69
  11. Chapter 5. Paradigm families in compounding 99
  12. Chapter 6. Derivational paradigms 129
  13. Part III. Conversion
  14. Chapter 7. Paradigmatic aspects of deverbal noun conversion in English 155
  15. Chapter 8. Paradigms in English and Czech noun/verb conversion 181
  16. Chapter 9. Conversion in a paradigmatic framework of word formation 215
  17. Chapter 10. Complex verbs 249
  18. Part IV. Participles
  19. Chapter 11. Structural and lexical aspects of the morphology of English participles 285
  20. Chapter 12. English participles in the derivational paradigm 319
  21. Part V. Paradigms in ELT
  22. Chapter 13. Derivational paradigms in ELT textbooks 343
  23. Index 379
https://doi.org/10.1075/slcs.225.02mel

Chapters in this book

  1. Prelim pages i
  2. Table of contents v
  3. Acknowledgements vii
  4. Introduction
  5. Chapter 1. Dangerous liaisons 3
  6. Part I. Theoretical background
  7. Chapter 2. For a topology of derivational paradigms 21
  8. Part II. Compounding
  9. Chapter 3. Interlocking paradigms in English compounds 59
  10. Chapter 4. Fact-checking on compound verbs in English 69
  11. Chapter 5. Paradigm families in compounding 99
  12. Chapter 6. Derivational paradigms 129
  13. Part III. Conversion
  14. Chapter 7. Paradigmatic aspects of deverbal noun conversion in English 155
  15. Chapter 8. Paradigms in English and Czech noun/verb conversion 181
  16. Chapter 9. Conversion in a paradigmatic framework of word formation 215
  17. Chapter 10. Complex verbs 249
  18. Part IV. Participles
  19. Chapter 11. Structural and lexical aspects of the morphology of English participles 285
  20. Chapter 12. English participles in the derivational paradigm 319
  21. Part V. Paradigms in ELT
  22. Chapter 13. Derivational paradigms in ELT textbooks 343
  23. Index 379
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