Chapter 4. Fact-checking on compound verbs in English
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Alexandra Bagasheva
Abstract
The creation of compound verbs remains among the most contested phenomena of English word formation and the studies targeting these units have normally portrayed them as inconsistent or almost anomalous. This perception, together with the heterogeneous origins and the contested status of compound verbs, might explain why two central questions remain unanswered: (i) are these genuine compounds? and (ii) how can they be analyzed in a uniform manner? This paper tackles English verbal compounding with two hypotheses in mind: (i) that it is crucial to differentiate between a product- and a process-oriented approach to the phenomenon, and (ii) that a paradigm-based analysis acknowledging the role of analogy and the weight of metonymy proves highly beneficial.
Abstract
The creation of compound verbs remains among the most contested phenomena of English word formation and the studies targeting these units have normally portrayed them as inconsistent or almost anomalous. This perception, together with the heterogeneous origins and the contested status of compound verbs, might explain why two central questions remain unanswered: (i) are these genuine compounds? and (ii) how can they be analyzed in a uniform manner? This paper tackles English verbal compounding with two hypotheses in mind: (i) that it is crucial to differentiate between a product- and a process-oriented approach to the phenomenon, and (ii) that a paradigm-based analysis acknowledging the role of analogy and the weight of metonymy proves highly beneficial.
Kapitel in diesem Buch
- Prelim pages i
- Table of contents v
- Acknowledgements vii
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Introduction
- Chapter 1. Dangerous liaisons 3
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Part I. Theoretical background
- Chapter 2. For a topology of derivational paradigms 21
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Part II. Compounding
- Chapter 3. Interlocking paradigms in English compounds 59
- Chapter 4. Fact-checking on compound verbs in English 69
- Chapter 5. Paradigm families in compounding 99
- Chapter 6. Derivational paradigms 129
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Part III. Conversion
- Chapter 7. Paradigmatic aspects of deverbal noun conversion in English 155
- Chapter 8. Paradigms in English and Czech noun/verb conversion 181
- Chapter 9. Conversion in a paradigmatic framework of word formation 215
- Chapter 10. Complex verbs 249
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Part IV. Participles
- Chapter 11. Structural and lexical aspects of the morphology of English participles 285
- Chapter 12. English participles in the derivational paradigm 319
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Part V. Paradigms in ELT
- Chapter 13. Derivational paradigms in ELT textbooks 343
- Index 379
Kapitel in diesem Buch
- Prelim pages i
- Table of contents v
- Acknowledgements vii
-
Introduction
- Chapter 1. Dangerous liaisons 3
-
Part I. Theoretical background
- Chapter 2. For a topology of derivational paradigms 21
-
Part II. Compounding
- Chapter 3. Interlocking paradigms in English compounds 59
- Chapter 4. Fact-checking on compound verbs in English 69
- Chapter 5. Paradigm families in compounding 99
- Chapter 6. Derivational paradigms 129
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Part III. Conversion
- Chapter 7. Paradigmatic aspects of deverbal noun conversion in English 155
- Chapter 8. Paradigms in English and Czech noun/verb conversion 181
- Chapter 9. Conversion in a paradigmatic framework of word formation 215
- Chapter 10. Complex verbs 249
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Part IV. Participles
- Chapter 11. Structural and lexical aspects of the morphology of English participles 285
- Chapter 12. English participles in the derivational paradigm 319
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Part V. Paradigms in ELT
- Chapter 13. Derivational paradigms in ELT textbooks 343
- Index 379