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Understanding Morphological Rules

With Special Emphasis on Conversion and Subtraction in Bulgarian, Russian and Serbo-Croatian

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Authors:
  1. Stela Manova

    1. Vienna, Austria

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Part of the book series: Studies in Morphology (SUMO, volume 1)

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Table of contents (6 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xx
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  2. Preliminaries

    • Stela Manova
    Pages 1-34

  3. Theoretical Background

    • Stela Manova
    Pages 35-53

  4. Conversion

    • Stela Manova
    Pages 55-123

  5. Subtraction

    • Stela Manova
    Pages 125-172

  6. Typological and Language-Specific Adequacy of Conversion and Subtraction

    • Stela Manova
    Pages 173-190

  7. Conclusions

    • Stela Manova
    Pages 191-199

  8. Back Matter

    Pages 201-239
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About this book

This volume analyzes morphological and morphonological phenomena from a number of distinct Slavic languages. It does so in an innovative manner, yet also positions the analysis in the context of current morphological debates. It is thus a valuable contribution both to comparative Slavic morphology and general morphological theory. Moreover, the book is the first attempt at a theory of conversion and subtraction relevant to languages with rich inflectional morphology. It contributes to our structural understanding of the nature of word. As the first illustration of subtraction with examples from southern Slavic languages, it is an excellent source of specialist data. The book’s theoretical framework is easily accessible and applicable to other languages, which makes it attractive to researchers on Slavic languages and general linguists alike. The volume will also appeal to general morphologists, typologists, and advanced students in linguistics.

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“In this monograph StelaManova discusses word-formation processes … based on data from several Slavic languages: Bulgarian, Russian, and Serbian/Croatian. Manova presents theoretical support and a wealth of data to argue that conversion and subtraction operate similarly to other morphological techniques … . This work will be of use to morphologists, Slavic linguists, and anyone interested in word formation. … the work and its implications are thought-provoking.” (Jeff Parker, Canadian Slavonic Papers/Revue Canadienne des Slavistes, March-June, 2012)

Authors and Affiliations

  • Vienna, Austria

    Stela Manova

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Understanding Morphological Rules

  • Book Subtitle: With Special Emphasis on Conversion and Subtraction in Bulgarian, Russian and Serbo-Croatian

  • Authors: Stela Manova

  • Series Title: Studies in Morphology

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-90-481-9547-3

  • Publisher: Springer Dordrecht

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

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media B.V. 2011

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-90-481-9546-6Published: 15 January 2011

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-94-007-3496-8Published: 25 February 2013

  • eBook ISBN: 978-90-481-9547-3Published: 29 June 2011

  • Series ISSN: 2214-0042

  • Series E-ISSN: 2214-0050

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XX, 240

  • Topics: Linguistics, general, Slavic and Baltic Languages

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