Pleonastic complex words as functional amalgams Journal Article

Overview

abstract

• Abstract; Syntactic amalgams are innovative phrasal constructions that combine otherwise incompatible subparts of other; constructions (Lambrecht 1988; Brenier and Michaelis; 2005). We describe pleonastic formations like flavorize in English and ψηλαφ-ίζ(ω) [psilafízo]; ‘palpate’ in Modern Greek as functional amalgams at the word level. We examine these formations through the lens of (function-oriented); Sign-Based Construction Grammar (Sag 2012), arguing that once we see; derivational morphemes as signs, and sign combination as construction-driven rather than head-driven, we can describe such words as coercive; combinations that serve a variety of semiotic functions.

CU Boulder Authors

• Michaelis, Laura A

publication date

• December 31, 2020

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• closed

Date in CU Experts

• January 20, 2022 11:29 AM

Full Author List

• Koutsoukos N; Michaelis LA

author count

• 2

published in

• Belgian Journal of Linguistics  Journal

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International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)

• 0774-5141

Electronic International Standard Serial Number (EISSN)

• 1569-9676

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• https://doi.org/10.1075/bjl.00046.kou

Additional Document Info

start page

• 199

end page

• 212

volume

• 34