4 Linking elements in Germanic
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Abstract
Linking elements such as -s in German Versicherung-s-vertreter are found in between the parts of word-formation products in several Germanic languages. Systematic and functional aspects of linking elements are first introduced with respect to German. After that, a survey of other Germanic languages is provided. In parallel across the Germanic languages, the distribution of linking elements is different from that of the inflectional markers they stem from. Linking-s is distributed based on morphological (and, in German, prosodic) complexity, suggesting a function as morphological boundary marker across languages. The distribution of syllabic elements is more language-specific and based on semantic, rhythmic, and inflectional characteristics, respectively.
Abstract
Linking elements such as -s in German Versicherung-s-vertreter are found in between the parts of word-formation products in several Germanic languages. Systematic and functional aspects of linking elements are first introduced with respect to German. After that, a survey of other Germanic languages is provided. In parallel across the Germanic languages, the distribution of linking elements is different from that of the inflectional markers they stem from. Linking-s is distributed based on morphological (and, in German, prosodic) complexity, suggesting a function as morphological boundary marker across languages. The distribution of syllabic elements is more language-specific and based on semantic, rhythmic, and inflectional characteristics, respectively.
Chapters in this book
- 1 Parasynthesis in Romance 1
- 2 Affix pleonasm 17
- 3 Interfixes in Romance 33
- 4 Linking elements in Germanic 55
- 5 Synthetic compounds in German 71
- 6 Particle verbs in Germanic 85
- 7 Noun-noun compounds in French 103
- 8 Verb-noun compounds in Romance 121
- 9 Co-compounds 145
- 10 Compounds and multi-word expressions in Slavic 171
- 11 Rules, patterns and schemata in word-formation 199
- 12 Word-formation and analogy 223
- 13 Productivity 247
- 14 Restrictions in word-formation 267
- 15 Argument-structural restrictions on word-formation patterns 287
- 16 Phonological restrictions on English word-formation 307
- 17 Morphological restrictions on English word-formation 337
- 18 Semantic restrictions on word-formation: the English suffix -ee 353
- 19 Dissimilatory phenomena in French word-formation 369
- 20 Closing suffixes 385
Chapters in this book
- 1 Parasynthesis in Romance 1
- 2 Affix pleonasm 17
- 3 Interfixes in Romance 33
- 4 Linking elements in Germanic 55
- 5 Synthetic compounds in German 71
- 6 Particle verbs in Germanic 85
- 7 Noun-noun compounds in French 103
- 8 Verb-noun compounds in Romance 121
- 9 Co-compounds 145
- 10 Compounds and multi-word expressions in Slavic 171
- 11 Rules, patterns and schemata in word-formation 199
- 12 Word-formation and analogy 223
- 13 Productivity 247
- 14 Restrictions in word-formation 267
- 15 Argument-structural restrictions on word-formation patterns 287
- 16 Phonological restrictions on English word-formation 307
- 17 Morphological restrictions on English word-formation 337
- 18 Semantic restrictions on word-formation: the English suffix -ee 353
- 19 Dissimilatory phenomena in French word-formation 369
- 20 Closing suffixes 385
