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Challenging Lexical Morphology

Name: Challenging Lexical Morphology
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Author: Bastian Immanuel Wefes
ISBN: 978-3-656-27675-3

Arousing Problems in Word Formation Processes

Term Paper (Advanced seminar), 2012

27 Pages, Grade: 1,0

Bastian Immanuel Wefes (Author)

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Abstract

1 Introduction

2 Word formation processes and lexical strata
2.1 Introducing affixes
2.2 Introducing lexical strata
2.3 Prefixes
2.4 Assignments oflexical strata
2.4.1 Productivity and irregular inflection at stratum 1
2.4.2 Regular inflection at stratum 2
2.5 The order of strata to apply

3 The refinement of the lexical phonology and morphology model
3.1 Blocking, lexical integrity and the Elsewhere Condition
3.2 Compounding
3.3 The order of processes within strata
3.4 The amount of required strata
3.4.1 The most prominent approaches
3.4.2 The Strict Cycle Condition
3.4.3 Step-by-stepconfrontation

4 Yet unsolvable problems within the model
4.1 "Multi-stratum" affixes
4.2 Lexical strata and bracketing paradoxes

5 The counter approach: roots as determinants for lexical strata

6 Conclusion

7 Bibliography

"Eigenständigkeitserklärung"

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Title: Challenging Lexical Morphology
Subtitle: Arousing Problems in Word Formation Processes
College: University of Wuppertal (Fachbereich Geistes- und Kulturwissenschaften)
Course: Morphology
Grade: 1,0
Author: Bastian Immanuel Wefes (Author)
Year: 2012
Pages: 27
Catalog Number: V201481
ISBN (eBook): 9783656274988
ISBN (Book): 9783656276753
File size: 656 KB
Language: English
Keywords: Morphology, Phonology, Word Formation Processes, Katamba, Stonham, Boundaries, Lexical Strata, Affixes