02679nam 2200589 a 450 991045702610332120200520144314.0978661323414890-272-8226-91-283-23414-9(CKB)2550000000045890(EBL)744218(OCoLC)745866923(SSID)ssj0001013040(PQKBManifestationID)11933340(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001013040(PQKBWorkID)11056537(PQKB)10890170(MiAaPQ)EBC744218(Au-PeEL)EBL744218(CaPaEBR)ebr10492662(EXLCZ)99255000000004589019980924d1998 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrAn onomasiological theory of English word-formation[electronic resource] /Pavol ŠtekauerAmsterdam ;Philadelphia John Benjamins Pub. Co.c19981 online resource (202 p.)Studies in functional and structural linguistics,0165-7712 ;v. 46Description based upon print version of record.90-272-1555-3 Includes bibliographical references and indexes.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 indexPavol 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 indStudies in functional and structural linguistics ;v. 46.English languageWord formationOnomasticsElectronic books.English languageWord formation.Onomastics.425Štekauer Pavol742387MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910457026103321An onomasiological theory of English word-formation2033657UNINA