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date: 10 December 2024

Derivation in Germaniclocked

Derivation in Germaniclocked

  • Stefan HartmannStefan HartmannHHU Düsseldorf

Summary

Derivational word-formation processes play an important role in the Germanic languages. In particular, prefixation and suffixation are highly productive. In accordance with the so-called right-hand head principle, suffixes tend to determine the morphological category of a word, and are therefore often category-changing (e.g., verb to noun), while prefixes can lead to changes regarding the valency or case government of the items to which they attach. Derivational patterns differ in various aspects, including the degree to which they modify the semantics of their bases and their morphological productivity.

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  • Historical Linguistics
  • Language Families/Areas/Contact
  • Morphology

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