Pleonastic complex words as functional amalgams Journal Article uri icon

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.

publication date

  • December 31, 2020

has restriction

  • closed

Date in CU Experts

  • January 20, 2022 11:29 AM

Full Author List

  • Koutsoukos N; Michaelis LA

author count

  • 2

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International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)

  • 0774-5141

Electronic International Standard Serial Number (EISSN)

  • 1569-9676

Additional Document Info

start page

  • 199

end page

  • 212

volume

  • 34