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Among the inventory of English nominal suffixes, <i>-ette </i>stands out as a relative latecomer with a rather limited productivity and a variety of meanings. Apart from small size, <i>-ette </i>can also indicate imitation or female sex, with the resultant formations often being…
The papers collected in this volume were first presented at the 14th International Conference on English Historical Linguistics (Bergamo, 2006). Alongside studies of syntax, morphology, lexis and semantics, published in two sister volumes, many innovative contributions focused o…
The papers collected in this volume were first presented at the 14th International Conference on English Historical Linguistics (Bergamo, 2006). Alongside studies of syntax, morphology, and dialectology, published in two sister volumes, many innovative contributions focused on s…