Typological changes in the lexicon :: analytic tendencies in English noun formation /

The book takes a new look at the typological change of English from a synthetic towards an analytic language, focusing on the lexical domain. It presents empirical data that document a considerable decline in the use of synthetic structures in the history of English noun formation and relates them t...

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1. Verfasser: Haselow, Alexander
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Berlin ; New York : De Gruyter Mouton, ©2011.
Schriftenreihe:Topics in English linguistics ; 72.
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Zusammenfassung:The book takes a new look at the typological change of English from a synthetic towards an analytic language, focusing on the lexical domain. It presents empirical data that document a considerable decline in the use of synthetic structures in the history of English noun formation and relates them to other typological changes in English morphology, showing the global structural reorganization of the language.
Beschreibung:1 online resource (xii, 316 pages) : illustrations
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9783110238211
3110238217
1283165759
9781283165754
9786613165756
6613165751
3112158849
9783112158845

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