Tri-Constituent Compounds

A Usage-Based Account of Complex Nominal Compounding

von Elisabeth Huber

271 Seiten, Hardcover

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

This book provides a usage-based perspective to the study of multi-word compounding, analyzing the structural, functional and cognitive aspects of tripartite compounds (e.g.
day care center
,
football game
,
hotel bedroom
). It highlights the heterogeneity of these word-formation products, but also carves out surprising differences to two-word compounds. In order to reveal the step from two-word compounding to multi-word compounding, the book explains why only some compounds are used productively for the formation of more complex compounds. Building on the idea of entrenchment, it provides a theoretical account that allows understanding speakers’ ability to produce multi-word compounds.

• Reihe: Topics in English Linguistics [TiEL]
• ISBN: 9783111080758
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 08.05.2023
• Genre: Sprachwissenschaft, Literaturwissenschaft/Allgemeine und Vergleichende Sprachwissenschaft
• Verlag: de Gruyter Mouton