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Compounding in Modern Greek

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  • One of the most carefully detailed studies of compounding in any language
  • Provides a thorough, data-rich and theoretically informed treatment of compounding in Modern Greek, which abounds in intricate compound structures
  • Compares Greek compounds with similar formations of languages that are genetically and typologically different ?

Part of the book series: Studies in Morphology (SUMO, volume 2)

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Table of contents (12 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiii
  2. Introduction

    • Angela Ralli
    Pages 1-6
  3. Defining a Greek Compound

    • Angela Ralli
    Pages 7-27
  4. Grammatical Category and Constituents

    • Angela Ralli
    Pages 29-46
  5. Compound Marking

    • Angela Ralli
    Pages 47-73
  6. Stress and Morphological Structure

    • Angela Ralli
    Pages 75-98
  7. Headedness and Classification

    • Angela Ralli
    Pages 99-129
  8. Coordinative Compounds

    • Angela Ralli
    Pages 157-179
  9. Verbal and Deverbal Compounds

    • Angela Ralli
    Pages 181-199
  10. Deverbal Compounds with Bound Stems

    • Angela Ralli
    Pages 201-220
  11. Compounds Versus Phrases

    • Angela Ralli
    Pages 243-270
  12. Back Matter

    Pages 271-301

About this book

One of the core challenges in linguistics is elucidating compounds—their formation as well as the reasons their structure varies between languages. This book on Modern Greek rises to the challenge with a meticulous treatment of its diverse, intricate compounds, a study as grounded in theory as it is rich in data. Enhancing our knowledge of compounding and word-formation in general, its exceptional scope is a worthy model for linguists, particularly morphologists, and offers insights for students of syntax, phonology, dialectology and typology, among others. The author examines first-tier themes such as the order and relations of constituents, headedness, exocentricity, and theta-role saturation. She shows how Modern Greek compounding relates to derivation and inflection, and charts the boundaries between compounds and phrases. Exploring dialectically variant compounds, and identifying historical changes, the analysis extends to similarly formed compounds in wholly unrelated languages.  

Authors and Affiliations

  • , Department of Philology, University of Patras, Rio-Patras, Greece

    Angela Ralli

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Compounding in Modern Greek

  • Authors: Angela Ralli

  • Series Title: Studies in Morphology

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-4960-3

  • Publisher: Springer Dordrecht

  • eBook Packages: Humanities, Social Sciences and Law, Social Sciences (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht 2013

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-94-007-4959-7Published: 30 October 2012

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-94-017-8272-2Published: 09 November 2014

  • eBook ISBN: 978-94-007-4960-3Published: 29 October 2012

  • Series ISSN: 2214-0042

  • Series E-ISSN: 2214-0050

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XIV, 302

  • Topics: Syntax, Phonology and Phonetics, Greek

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eBook USD 84.99
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Softcover Book USD 109.99
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Hardcover Book USD 109.99
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  • Durable hardcover edition
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