Cognitive Perspectives on Word Formation

Published by De Gruyter Mouton 2010

Cognitive Perspectives on Word Formation

Edited by: Alexander Onysko and Sascha Michel

Volume 221 in the series Trends in Linguistics. Studies and Monographs [TiLSM]

https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110223606

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About this book

While cognitive linguistics has become established as a comprehensive research paradigm over the last three decades, it has so far hardly contributed to investigations into processes of lexical creation as traditionally captured in research on word formation. In light of this, the volume at hand is the first one to take a step ahead towards illuminating diverse aspects of word formation from cognitive perspectives. The book combines contributions to the 2nd International Cognitive Linguistics Conference of the German Cognitive Linguistics Association with a selection of invited papers by scholars working on issues of word formation and cognitive linguistics.

This selection is guided by pluralism in both methodology and topics. Thus, some contributions are of a primarily theoretical nature discussing, for example, recombinance as a model of word formation and a taxonomy of word formation processes as construction types. Several articles address interface issues such as word formation and phrasal constructions, word formation and inflection, as well as phonology and word formational patterns. The majority of the studies focuses on individual types of word formation (compounding, affixation, and conversion), and they contribute to reframing our understanding of these processes. With a focus on mostly Germanic languages (Afrikaans, Dutch, English, German, Luxembourgish, and Norwegian), data-driven analyses include corpus linguistic investigations, elicited data, psycholinguistic experiments, and computational linguistic applications. A few contributions follow a mainly introspective path of reasoning based on the discussion of selected examples as in the analysis of creative compounds.

Overall, the volume provides a rich array of topics emerging under the umbrella of cognitive linguistic thought and established patterns and processes of word formation. The various studies add to a yet marginal body of research in cognitive word formation and, thus, advance our awareness about the benefits of applying cognitive linguistic thoughts for investigating processes of lexical creation.

Author / Editor information

Alexander Onysko, Universität Innsbruck, Austria; Sascha Michel, Johannes Gutenberg Universität Mainz, Germany.

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Introduction: Unravelling the cognitive in word formation Alexander Onysko and Sascha Michel Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
Part I Theory and interfaces in word formation
Word-formation or word formation? The formation of complex words in Cognitive Linguistics Martina Lampert and Giinther Lampert Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	27
On the viability of cognitive morphology for explaining language change Livio Gaeta Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	75
(Re)defining component structures in morphological constructions: A Cognitive Grammar perspective Gerhard B van Huyssteen Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	97
Between phonology and morphology Hilke Elsen Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	127
The role of grammatical gender in noun-formation: A diachronic perspective from Norwegian Philipp Conzett Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	147
Adjective + Noun constructions between syntax and word formation in Dutch and German Matthias Hüning Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	195
Part II Theory and processes of word formation
Setting limits on creativity in the production and use of metaphorical and metonymical compounds Réka Benczes Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	217
Casting the conceptual spotlight: Hybrid compounding in German as an example of headframe internal specifier selection Alexander Onysko Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	243
Does love come from to love or to love from love? Why lexical motivation has to be regarded as bidirectional Birgit Umbreit Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	301
Doubler-upper nouns: A challenge for usage-based models of language? Bert Cappelle Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	335
The influence of morphological structure on the processing of German prefixed verbs Judith Heide, Antje Lorenz, André Meinunger and Frank Burchert Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	375
Harvesting and understanding on-line neologisms Tony Veale and Cristina Butnariu Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	399
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(Deutsch)

Language: English
Publisher: De Gruyter Mouton
Audience: Linguists, Researchers in Cognitive Linguistics and Word Formation, Post-graduate Students in Linguistics and Cognitive Science
Pages
- Front matter: 8
- Main content: 431
Keywords: Cognitive Linguistics; Word Formation; Morphology

eBook

Published: March 26, 2010
ISBN: 9783110223606

Hardcover

Published: March 17, 2010
ISBN: 9783110223590

Cognitive Perspectives on Word Formation

Frontmatter

Table of contents

Introduction: Unravelling the cognitive in word formation

Word-formation or word formation? The formation of complex words in Cognitive Linguistics

On the viability of cognitive morphology for explaining language change

(Re)defining component structures in morphological constructions: A Cognitive Grammar perspective

Between phonology and morphology

The role of grammatical gender in noun-formation: A diachronic perspective from Norwegian

Adjective + Noun constructions between syntax and word formation in Dutch and German

Setting limits on creativity in the production and use of metaphorical and metonymical compounds

Casting the conceptual spotlight: Hybrid compounding in German as an example of headframe internal specifier selection

Does love come from to love or to love from love? Why lexical motivation has to be regarded as bidirectional

Doubler-upper nouns: A challenge for usage-based models of language?

The influence of morphological structure on the processing of German prefixed verbs

Harvesting and understanding on-line neologisms

Backmatter