Pejorative Suffixes And Combining Forms In English

Author : José A. Sánchez Fajardo
Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing Company
ISBN 13 : 9027258228
Total Pages : 247 pages
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Download or read book Pejorative Suffixes and Combining Forms in English written by José A. Sánchez Fajardo and published by John Benjamins Publishing Company. This book was released on 2022-02-15 with total page 247 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book is a research monograph that reviews and revises the concept of linguistic pejoration, and explores the role of 15 suffixes and combining forms, such as -ie, -o, -ard, -holic, -rrhea, -itis, -porn, -ish, in the formation of English pejoratives. The examination of the inner structure of the resulting derivatives is based on an innovative methodology that encompasses the theories and approaches of Construction Morphology, Componential Analysis, and Morphopragmatics. Following the principles of this methodology, pejorative words collected from dictionaries and corpora (a total of approximately 950 words) are abstracted into generalizations (or constructional schemas) where structural and functional similarities are used to cognitively trace the ways in which negative (or derisive) meaning is connected with a specific form. Through this multifaceted methodology, my analysis showcases the fact that the universal properties of ‘diminution’, ‘excess’, ‘resemblance’, and ‘metonymization’ are what underlie the making of pejorative meaning. These generalizations, along with the schematic representations of formatives, can help linguists, or linguistics enthusiasts in general, to understand the conventions and intricacy of lexical pejoration.

Author : Justin Khoo
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1000375498
Total Pages : 570 pages
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Author : Biljana Mišić Ilić
Publisher : Cambridge Scholars Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1443858005
Total Pages : 250 pages
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Author : John Algeo
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780521449717
Total Pages : 274 pages
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Author : Edwin Bucher Williams
Publisher :
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Author : Rita Finkbeiner
Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing Company
ISBN 13 : 9027267367
Total Pages : 357 pages
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Download or read book Pejoration written by Rita Finkbeiner and published by John Benjamins Publishing Company. This book was released on 2016-03-31 with total page 357 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Though “pejoration” is an important notion for linguistic analysis and theory, there is still a lack of theoretical understanding and sound descriptive analysis. In this timely collection, the phenomenon of pejoration is studied from a number of angles. It contains studies from phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics and pragmatics, and deals with diverse languages and their variants. The collection will appeal to all those linguists with a genuine interest in locating pejoration at the grammar-pragmatics interface.

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Author : Laurence Urdang
Publisher : Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Company
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 384 pages
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Author : Peter O. Müller
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
ISBN 13 : 3110379082
Total Pages : 714 pages
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Download or read book Word-Formation written by Peter O. Müller and published by Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG. This book was released on 2016-01-15 with total page 714 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This handbook comprises an in-depth presentation of the state of the art in word-formation. The five volumes contain 207 articles written by leading international scholars. The 16 sections of the handbook provide the reader in general articles and individual studies with a wide variety of perspectives. The final section contains 74 portraits of word-formation in the individual languages of Europe and offers an innovative perspective.

Author : Merriam-Webster, Inc
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 72 pages
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