"Suffixal Rivalry in Adjective Formation deals with adjective formation in English, concentrating mainly on adjective pairs that share single roots but end in different suffixes. Theoretically, the book adopts Cognitive Semantics and attempts to substantiate three of its tenets.…
This book deals with adjectival suffixes in English. Its scope of analysis is confined to the formation of adjective pairs that share a single root but end in different suffixes. Theoretically, the book adopts cognitive semantics and attempts to substantiate some of its tenets. …
"Suffixal Rivalry in Adjective Formation deals with adjective formation in English, concentrating mainly on adjective pairs that share single roots but end in different suffixes. Theoretically, the book adopts Cognitive Semantics and attempts to substantiate three of its tenets.…
This book deals with adjectival suffixes in English. Its scope of analysis is confined to the formation of adjective pairs that share a single root but end in different suffixes. Theoretically, the book adopts Cognitive Semantics and attempts to substantiate some of its tenets. …
Introduction -- 2. Theoretical preliminaries -- 3. Methodological preliminaries -- 4. More-support in phonology -- 5. More-support in morphology -- 6. More-support in the lexicon -- 7. More-support in syntax -- 8. More-support in semantics -- 9. More-support in pragmatics/iconic…
"This book provides the most comprehensive account so far of novel and hitherto unexplained factors operative in the choice between synthetic (prouder) and analytic (more proud) comparatives. It argues that the underlying motivation in using the analytic variant is to mitigate p…