Overview

One of the core challenges in linguistics is elucidating compounds—their formation as well as the reasons their structure varies between languages. This book on Modern Greek rises to the challenge with a meticulous treatment of its diverse, intricate compounds, a study as grounded in theory as it is rich in data. Enhancing our knowledge of compounding and word-formation in general, its exceptional scope is a worthy model for linguists, particularly morphologists, and offers insights for students of syntax, phonology, dialectology and typology, among others. The author examines first-tier themes such as the order and relations of constituents, headedness, exocentricity, and theta-role saturation. She shows how Modern Greek compounding relates to derivation and inflection, and charts the boundaries between compounds and phrases. Exploring dialectically variant compounds, and identifying historical changes, the analysis extends to similarly formed compounds in wholly unrelated languages.  

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Author:   Angela Ralli
Publisher:   Springer
Imprint:   Springer
Edition:   2013 ed.
Volume:   2
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 1.90cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   5.974kg
ISBN:  

9789400749597

ISBN 10:   9400749597
Pages:   302
Publication Date:   30 October 2012
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Table of Contents

Acknowledgments.- Abbreviations.- Tables.- Introduction.- Defining a Greek compound.- 2. Grammatical category and constituents.- 3. Compound marking.- 4. Stress and morphological structure.- 5. Headedness and classification.- 6. Constraints, allomorphy and form of constituents.- 7. Coordinative compounds.- 8. Verbal and deverbal compounds.- 9. Deverbal compounds with bound stems.- 10. Compounding versus derivation and inflection.- 11. Compounds versus phrases.- Appendix I  Greek: a brief history . Periodization . Geography – Dialectal variation . References.- Appendix II Greek inflection: an overview . Verbal inflection . Nominal inflection . References.- Appendix III List of compounds.- Subject Index.

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