An onomasiological theory of English word-formation / / Pavol Štekauer
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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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| Pubblicazione: | Amsterdam ; ; Philadelphia, : John Benjamins Pub. Co., c1998 |
| Edizione: | 1st ed. |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (202 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 425 |
| Soggetto topico: | English language - Word formation |
| Onomastics | |
| Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
| Nota di contenuto: | 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 |
| Sommario/riassunto: | 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 |
| Titolo autorizzato: | An onomasiological theory of English word-formation |
| ISBN: | 9786613234148 |
| 90-272-8226-9 | |
| 1-283-23414-9 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910963173203321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
| Opac: | Controlla la disponibilità qui |
Serie:
Studies in functional and structural linguistics ; ; v. 46.