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UNINA9910963173203321 |
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Autore |
Štekauer Pavol |
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Titolo |
An onomasiological theory of English word-formation / / Pavol Štekauer |
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Pubbl/distr/stampa |
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Amsterdam ; ; Philadelphia, : John Benjamins Pub. Co., c1998 |
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ISBN |
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9786613234148 |
90-272-8226-9 |
1-283-23414-9 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (202 p.) |
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Collana |
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Studies in functional and structural linguistics, , 0165-7712 ; ; v. 46 |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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English language - Word formation |
Onomastics |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Contents; Abbreviations; Introduction; Chapter 1 An Onomasiological Theory of Word-Formation; Chapter 2 The Place of the Word-Formation Component; Chapter 3 Productivity; Chapter 4 Applications; Conclusions; Notes; References; Subject Index; Name index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Pavol Štekauer presents an original approach to the intricate problems of English word-formation. The emphasis is on the process of coining new naming units (words). This is described by an onomasiological model, which takes as its point of departure the naming needs of a speech community, and proceeds through conceptual reflection of extra-linguistic reality and semantic analysis to the form of a new naming unit. As a result, it is the form which implements options given by semantics by means of the so-called Form-to-Meaning Assignment Principle.Word-formation is conceived of as an ind |
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