6. Abstract noun suffixes

Chapters in this book

1. I-XIV I
2. 1. Introduction 1
3. 2. A survey of previous research 5
4. 3. The data-material and method 19
5. 4. Aspects of a taxonomy of Middle English derivational suffixes 29
6. 5. Systematic aspects of Middle English derivation: in search of a descriptive-explanatory framework 45
7. 6. Abstract noun suffixes 73
8. 7. Concrete (agent) noun suffixes 131
9. 8. Adjectival suffixes 163
10. 9. Verbal suffixes 201
11. 10. Evaluating the influence of French on the morphology of Middle English 209
12. 11. Conclusion 227
13. Notes 229
14. Appendix 1 Lexical entries for the derivational suffixes of Middle English 239
15. Appendix 2 Semantic functions mappings 257
16. References 263
17. Index 281