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Semantics of Complex Words

  • Covers the latest achievements of research into complex word semantics
  • Contributions by morphologists and psycholinguists offer insight in the theoretical diversity of the field
  • Chapters by distinguished scholars in the field set the agenda for future research
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Part of the book series: Studies in Morphology (SUMO, volume 3)

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Table of contents (14 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-x
  2. Introduction

    • Laurie Bauer, Lívia Körtvélyessy, Pavol Štekauer
    Pages 1-8
  3. Sense Inheritance in English Word-Formation

    • Laurie Bauer, Salvador Valera
    Pages 67-84
  4. Word-Formation Strategies: Semantic Transparency vs. Formal Economy

    • Lívia Körtvélyessy, Pavol Štekauer, Július Zimmermann
    Pages 85-113
  5. Remarks on Tautology in Word-Formation

    • Bogdan Szymanek
    Pages 143-161
  6. Transposition and the Limits of Word Formation

    • Pius ten Hacken
    Pages 187-216

About this book

This volume offers a valuable overview of recent research into the semantic aspects of complex words through different theoretical frameworks. Contributions by experts in the field, both morphologists and psycholinguists, identify crucial areas of research, present alternative and complementary approaches to their examination from the current level of knowledge, and indicate perspectives of research into the semantics of complex words by raising important questions that need to be investigated in order to get a more comprehensive picture of the field. Recent decades have seen both extensive and intensive development of various theories of word-formation, however, the semantic aspects of complex words have, with a few notable exceptions, been rather neglected. This volume fills that gap by offering articles written by leading experts in the field from various theoretical backgrounds.

Editors and Affiliations

  • School of Linguistics and Applied Language Studies, Victoria University of Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand

    Laurie Bauer

  • Department of British and American Studies, P.J. Šafárik University, Košice, Slovakia

    Lívia Körtvélyessy, Pavol Štekauer

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Semantics of Complex Words

  • Editors: Laurie Bauer, Lívia Körtvélyessy, Pavol Štekauer

  • Series Title: Studies in Morphology

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-14102-2

  • Publisher: Springer Cham

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

  • Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2015

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-14101-5Published: 25 March 2015

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-38152-7Published: 09 October 2016

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-14102-2Published: 03 March 2015

  • Series ISSN: 2214-0042

  • Series E-ISSN: 2214-0050

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: X, 319

  • Number of Illustrations: 40 b/w illustrations, 2 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Syntax, Semantics, Psycholinguistics

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eBook USD 84.99
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Hardcover Book USD 109.99
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