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Abbreviations and notation |
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Preface |
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Part I Introduction |
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3 | (4) |
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1.2 Structure of the book |
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4 | (3) |
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2 Basic principles: terminology |
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7 | (33) |
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7 | (1) |
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2.2 'Word' and related terms |
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2.2.1 Word-form and lexeme |
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8 | (2) |
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10 | (1) |
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11 | (1) |
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12 | (1) |
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2.2.6 Orthography and words |
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12 | (1) |
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13 | (13) |
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13 | (1) |
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2.3.2 Morpheme and allomorph |
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14 | (3) |
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2.3.3 Root, base, and affix |
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17 | (3) |
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2.3.4 Vowel, consonant, and stress alternations |
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20 | (2) |
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22 | (2) |
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24 | (1) |
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2.3.7 Non-morphological word-elements |
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24 | (2) |
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26 | (2) |
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2.4.1 Defining word classes |
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26 | (1) |
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2.4.2 Lexical versus grammatical, open versus closed classes |
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27 | (1) |
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27 | (1) |
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28 | (1) |
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2.5 Inflection versus derivation |
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28 | (1) |
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2.6 Lexicalization and productivity |
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29 | (6) |
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2.6.1 The historical development of individual words |
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29 | (3) |
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32 | (1) |
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32 | (2) |
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34 | (1) |
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2.6.5 Notions of regularity and irregularity |
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34 | (1) |
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2.7 Native and non-native |
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35 | (1) |
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2.8 Lexical syntactico-semantic terminology |
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36 | (3) |
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2.8.1 Argument, adjunct, and verbal diathesis |
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36 | (2) |
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38 | (1) |
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39 | (1) |
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3 Basic principles: methods |
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40 | (6) |
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40 | (1) |
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40 | (4) |
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40 | (2) |
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3.2.2 Methods of obtaining and treating data from the corpora |
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42 | (1) |
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3.2.3 Other sources of data |
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43 | (1) |
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44 | (1) |
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3.4 Interpretation of data |
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45 | (1) |
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46 | (15) |
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46 | (1) |
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4.2 The representation of vowel sound length |
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47 | (5) |
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47 | (1) |
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48 | (1) |
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49 | (1) |
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49 | (2) |
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51 | (1) |
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4.3 The letter <i> replacing <y> |
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52 | (1) |
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53 | (1) |
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54 | (7) |
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4.5.1 Hyphens in derivatives |
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54 | (1) |
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4.5.2 Hyphens in compounds |
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55 | (1) |
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4.5.3 Other lexical and grammatical hyphens |
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56 | (5) |
Part II Inflection |
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61 | (42) |
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61 | (1) |
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5.2 Lexical versus auxiliary verbs |
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61 | (3) |
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64 | (16) |
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5.3.1 The verbal paradigm |
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64 | (2) |
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5.3.2 Regular versus irregular verbs |
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66 | (2) |
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68 | (2) |
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5.3.4 Irregular verbs I: the primary verb be, do, and have |
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70 | (2) |
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5.3.5 Irregular verbs II: all others |
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72 | (7) |
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5.3.6 Defective paradigms |
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79 | (1) |
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80 | (8) |
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5.4.1 Core modal auxiliaries |
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80 | (2) |
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82 | (2) |
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5.4.3 Auxiliary clitics and weak forms |
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84 | (2) |
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86 | (2) |
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5.5 Incorporation of infinitival to |
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88 | (2) |
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Appendix: Irregular verbs in English |
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90 | (13) |
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6 Adjective and adverb inflection |
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103 | (18) |
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103 | (1) |
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6.2 Semantic issues: degree and gradability |
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103 | (2) |
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6.3 The affixal comparative and superlative |
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105 | (1) |
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106 | (1) |
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107 | (2) |
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109 | (12) |
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6.6.1 Irregular paradigms |
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109 | (1) |
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6.6.2 Affixal versus periphrastic comparative and superlative |
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110 | (11) |
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121 | (29) |
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121 | (1) |
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121 | (20) |
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7.2.1 Semantics of pluralization |
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122 | (3) |
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7.2.2 Regular marking of the plural |
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125 | (4) |
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7.2.3 Regular suffix plus change in the base |
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129 | (2) |
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7.2.4 Plurals with vowel alternation |
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131 | (2) |
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133 | (1) |
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134 | (2) |
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136 | (4) |
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7.2.8 Plurals of some complex lexical items |
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140 | (1) |
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141 | (9) |
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142 | (2) |
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144 | (1) |
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145 | (1) |
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7.3.4 s-genitive versus of-genitive |
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146 | (4) |
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8 Function words: pronouns, determiners, wh-forms, deictics |
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150 | (11) |
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150 | (1) |
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150 | (3) |
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150 | (1) |
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8.2.2 Possessive pronouns |
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151 | (1) |
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8.2.3 Reflexive and emphatic pronouns |
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152 | (1) |
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153 | (1) |
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153 | (1) |
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8.5 Compound determinatives |
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154 | (1) |
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155 | (1) |
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8.7 Analysis of the forms |
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155 | (6) |
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8.7.1 Initial <th>, <h>, and <wh> |
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156 | (1) |
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157 | (1) |
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8.7.3 Final <n>, <r>, <s>, and <t> |
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157 | (1) |
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157 | (1) |
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8.7.5 Analysability and morphemic status |
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158 | (3) |
Part III Derivation |
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9 Derivation: phonological considerations |
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161 | (34) |
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161 | (1) |
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9.2 Phonology in derivational morphology |
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161 | (3) |
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164 | (18) |
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165 | (13) |
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178 | (3) |
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181 | (1) |
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182 | (7) |
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9.4.1 Auto-stressed affixes |
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183 | (1) |
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9.4.2 Stress-shifting affixes |
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184 | (3) |
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9.4.3 Stress preservation |
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187 | (2) |
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189 | (1) |
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190 | (2) |
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190 | (1) |
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9.6.2 Hypocoristics in -ie |
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191 | (1) |
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9.6.3 Expletive insertion |
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191 | (1) |
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9.7 Phonological selectional restrictions |
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192 | (1) |
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193 | (2) |
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10 Derived nouns: event, state, result |
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195 | (21) |
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195 | (1) |
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10.2 Formal considerations |
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195 | (11) |
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10.2.1 Non-native affixation |
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196 | (6) |
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10.2.2 Nominalizations with -ing |
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202 | (1) |
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203 | (1) |
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10.2.4 Nominalization by stress shift |
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204 | (2) |
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206 | (1) |
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10.3 Semantic considerations |
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206 | (10) |
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207 | (5) |
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10.3.2 Referencing of arguments or aspect |
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212 | (1) |
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10.3.3 Predictability of nominal semantics |
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213 | (1) |
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10.3.4 Count versus mass interpretation |
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214 | (2) |
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11 Derived nouns: personal and participant |
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216 | (29) |
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216 | (1) |
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11.2 Formal considerations |
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217 | (13) |
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11.2.1 Subject-referencing affixes: -er, -ant, -an, -st, -meister, -eer, -ster, -nik, -arian |
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217 | (9) |
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11.2.2 Object-referencing affixes: -ee |
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226 | (2) |
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11.2.3 Inhabitant and language: -ite, -ese, -ish, |
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228 | (2) |
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11.2.4 Gender: -ess, -ette, -trix |
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230 | (1) |
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230 | (1) |
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11.3 Semantic considerations |
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230 | (15) |
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231 | (10) |
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241 | (4) |
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12 Derived nouns: quality collective, and other abstracts |
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245 | (22) |
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245 | (1) |
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12.2 Formal considerations |
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245 | (11) |
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12.2.1 The suffixes -ness and -ity |
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245 | (3) |
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12.2.2 The suffixes -dom, -ship, and -hood |
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248 | (2) |
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12.2.3 The suffixes -ery, -age, -ana, and -ia |
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250 | (3) |
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253 | (2) |
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255 | (1) |
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12.3 Semantic considerations |
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256 | (11) |
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257 | (5) |
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12.3.2 Collectives and location nouns |
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262 | (4) |
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12.3.3 System of belief, action, or scientific study |
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266 | (1) |
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267 | (21) |
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267 | (1) |
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13.2 Formal considerations |
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267 | (14) |
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267 | (2) |
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269 | (8) |
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277 | (3) |
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13.2.4 Back-formation and other processes |
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280 | (1) |
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13.3 Semantic considerations |
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281 | (6) |
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282 | (1) |
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282 | (3) |
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285 | (1) |
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286 | (1) |
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13.4 Competition among verb-deriving processes |
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287 | (1) |
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288 | (34) |
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288 | (1) |
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14.2 Formal considerations |
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289 | (17) |
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14.2.1 Non-native affixes |
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291 | (12) |
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303 | (3) |
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14.2.3 Participial adjectives |
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306 | (1) |
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14.3 Semantic considerations |
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306 | (16) |
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307 | (10) |
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14.3.2 Relational versus qualitative, gradable versus non-gradable |
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317 | (1) |
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14.3.3 The suffixes -ic and -ical |
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318 | (2) |
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14.3.4 Multiple affixes and semantic interpretation |
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320 | (2) |
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322 | (11) |
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322 | (1) |
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15.2 Are adverbs and adjectives the same category? |
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322 | (1) |
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323 | (8) |
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323 | (5) |
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328 | (1) |
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15.3.3 The suffix-ward(s) |
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328 | (1) |
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329 | (1) |
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329 | (2) |
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331 | (1) |
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332 | (1) |
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16 Locative of time and space |
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333 | (21) |
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333 | (1) |
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16.2 Formal considerations |
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333 | (11) |
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16.2.1 Non-native prefixes |
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334 | (6) |
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340 | (4) |
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16.3 Semantic considerations |
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344 | (10) |
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344 | (4) |
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16.3.2 Native and non-native cohorts: a comparison |
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348 | (3) |
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16.3.3 Argument structure effects |
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351 | (3) |
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354 | (31) |
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354 | (1) |
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17.2 Formal considerations |
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354 | (10) |
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17.2.1 Basic characteristics |
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354 | (5) |
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17.2.2 Phonological and orthographic properties |
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359 | (2) |
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361 | (3) |
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17.3 Semantic considerations |
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364 | (21) |
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17.3.1 Types of negativity |
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364 | (2) |
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366 | (10) |
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376 | (1) |
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377 | (4) |
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17.3.5 Semantic restrictions on bases |
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381 | (4) |
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18 Size, quantity, and attitude |
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385 | (46) |
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385 | (1) |
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385 | (32) |
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385 | (1) |
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18.2.2 Diminution by affixation |
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386 | (14) |
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18.2.3 Proper noun diminution: Hypocoristics |
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400 | (2) |
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402 | (2) |
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404 | (7) |
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411 | (2) |
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18.2.7 Expletive insertion |
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413 | (1) |
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18.2.8 The prefixes pseudo- and quasi- |
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414 | (3) |
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18.3 Non-evaluative attitude: anti- and pro- |
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417 | (1) |
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18.4 Quantification and measure |
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418 | (4) |
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418 | (1) |
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419 | (1) |
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420 | (1) |
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18.4.4 The suffixes -some |
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420 | (1) |
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421 | (1) |
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421 | (1) |
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421 | (1) |
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18.5 Cardinal and ordinal numbers |
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422 | (9) |
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18.5.1 The suffixes -teen and -ty |
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422 | (1) |
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18.5.2 More complex numbers: beyond 20 |
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423 | (2) |
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18.5.3 Ordinals and fractions |
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425 | (1) |
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426 | (5) |
Part IV Compounding |
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19 Compounds: formal considerations |
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431 | (32) |
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431 | (1) |
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19.2 Boundary issues: What is a compound? |
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431 | (12) |
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19.2.1 Compounds: morphological or syntactic |
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431 | (9) |
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19.2.2 Compounding versus prefixation and suffixation |
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440 | (2) |
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19.2.3 Compounding and compounds: process versus product |
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442 | (1) |
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443 | (8) |
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443 | (1) |
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443 | (1) |
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444 | (5) |
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449 | (2) |
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451 | (12) |
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451 | (1) |
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452 | (1) |
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19.4.3 Adjectival compounds |
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453 | (1) |
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19.4.4 Prepositional compounds |
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453 | (1) |
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19.4.5 Neo-classical compounds |
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454 | (2) |
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456 | (1) |
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19.4.7 Reduplicative compounds |
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457 | (1) |
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458 | (5) |
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20 Compounds: semantic considerations |
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463 | (30) |
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463 | (3) |
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463 | (1) |
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464 | (2) |
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20.2 Argumental compounds |
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466 | (8) |
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20.2.1 Argumental compounds with deverbal heads |
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466 | (5) |
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20.2.2 Argumental verbal compounds |
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471 | (1) |
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20.2.3 Argumental compounds with relational nouns and argument-taking adjectives as heads |
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472 | (1) |
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20.2.4 Non-head is argument-taking |
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472 | (1) |
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20.2.5 Exocentric examples |
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473 | (1) |
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20.3 Non-argumental compounds |
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474 | (8) |
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20.3.1 Attributive compounds |
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474 | (5) |
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20.3.2 Coordinative compounds |
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479 | (3) |
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20.4 The border between argumental and non-argumental compounds |
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482 | (1) |
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20.5 The semantics of blends and neoclassical compounds |
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483 | (4) |
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20.5.1 The semantics of blends |
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483 | (2) |
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20.5.2 The semantics of neoclassical compounds |
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485 | (2) |
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20.6 Miscellaneous compounds |
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487 | (6) |
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488 | (2) |
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20.6.2 Reduplicative compounds |
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490 | (3) |
Part V Interaction |
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21 Combination of affixes |
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493 | (16) |
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493 | (1) |
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21.2 Suffix combinations and prefix combinations in derivation |
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493 | (7) |
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21.2.1 Suffix combinations |
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493 | (4) |
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21.2.2 Prefix combinations |
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497 | (2) |
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499 | (1) |
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21.3 Combinations of prefixes with suffixes in derivation |
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500 | (3) |
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21.3.1 Multiple hierarchical affixation |
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501 | (1) |
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21.3.2 Parasynthetic affixation |
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502 | (1) |
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21.4 Conversion and affixation |
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503 | (2) |
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505 | (2) |
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21.5.1 Inflection in interaction with derivation |
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505 | (1) |
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21.5.2 Inflection interacting with inflection |
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506 | (1) |
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21.6 Derivatives with more than two affixes |
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507 | (2) |
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22 Affixation on compounds and phrases |
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509 | (9) |
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509 | (1) |
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509 | (5) |
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22.2.1 Affixes on compound bases |
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509 | (4) |
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22.2.2 Affixes on phrasal bases |
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513 | (1) |
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22.3 Factors influencing affixation on compounds and phrases |
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514 | (2) |
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22.4 The role of lexicalization |
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516 | (1) |
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517 | (1) |
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23 Paradigmatic processes |
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518 | (15) |
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518 | (1) |
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23.2 Terminological preliminaries |
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518 | (3) |
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521 | (1) |
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522 | (2) |
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524 | (1) |
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525 | (5) |
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530 | (3) |
Part VI Themes |
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24 Inflection versus derivation |
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533 | (12) |
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533 | (1) |
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24.2 The basis of inflection and derivation |
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533 | (2) |
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535 | (3) |
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24.3.1 The nominal plural |
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535 | (1) |
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24.3.2 Adverbial marking with -ly |
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536 | (1) |
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536 | (1) |
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24.3.4 Other numerical formatives: -teen and -ty |
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537 | (1) |
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537 | (1) |
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538 | (1) |
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24.4 Clear-cut distinctions |
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538 | (2) |
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24.5 Why might we need to know? |
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540 | (5) |
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540 | (2) |
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542 | (1) |
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542 | (2) |
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544 | (1) |
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25 The analysis and limits of conversion |
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545 | (23) |
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545 | (1) |
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545 | (4) |
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25.3 Cases for further consideration |
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549 | (13) |
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25.3.1 Adjective to noun cases |
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549 | (2) |
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25.3.2 Mention versus use: 'but me no buts' |
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25.3.3 Formations related to prepositions: a down, to down, the down train |
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522 | (30) |
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25.3.4 Minor phonological modification |
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552 | (3) |
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25.3.5 Participles: his shooting, an interested party |
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555 | (2) |
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557 | (2) |
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25.3.7 Adverb formation real ale real good |
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559 | (2) |
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25.3.8 Compounds and phrases |
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561 | (1) |
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25.4 Modelling conversion |
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562 | (5) |
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25.4.1 Conversion, narrowly defined |
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562 | (1) |
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563 | (1) |
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564 | (1) |
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25.4.4 Underspecification/multifunctionality |
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564 | (1) |
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25.4.5 The influence of pragmatics: contextuals |
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565 | (1) |
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25.4.6 Conversion as inflectional |
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566 | (1) |
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25.4.7 Conversion as metonymy |
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567 | (1) |
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25.4.8 Various other nomenclatures |
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567 | (1) |
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567 | (1) |
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26 Blocking, competition, and productivity |
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568 | (15) |
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568 | (1) |
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569 | (2) |
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571 | (4) |
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26.3.1 Competition in inflection |
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571 | (2) |
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26.3.2 Competition in derivation |
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573 | (1) |
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26.3.3 A diachronic view of competition |
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574 | (1) |
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575 | (3) |
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578 | (3) |
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581 | (2) |
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27 The nature of stratification |
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583 | (33) |
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583 | (1) |
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584 | (26) |
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610 | (2) |
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27.4 Theoretical consequences |
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612 | (3) |
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615 | (1) |
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28 English morphology in a typological perspective |
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616 | (12) |
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616 | (1) |
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28.2 Broad classificatory schemes |
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617 | (2) |
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28.2.1 The traditional Humboldtian classification |
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617 | (1) |
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28.2.2 Head- versus dependent- marking |
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618 | (1) |
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28.3 A finer-grained view |
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619 | (8) |
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619 | (2) |
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621 | (1) |
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622 | (1) |
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623 | (4) |
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627 | (1) |
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29 English morphology and theories of morphology |
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628 | (15) |
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628 | (1) |
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29.2 Broad theoretical models |
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628 | (7) |
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29.2.1 Are there morphemes? IA, IP, and WP |
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629 | (2) |
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29.2.2 Realization versus non-realization models |
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631 | (2) |
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29.2.3 Analogical models and Construction Morphology |
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633 | (2) |
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635 | (4) |
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29.3.1 The Righthand Head Rule |
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635 | (1) |
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29.3.2 The Unitary Base and Unitary Output Hypotheses |
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635 | (1) |
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29.3.3 Blocking and the Elsewhere Condition |
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636 | (1) |
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29.3.4 Lexical Phonology and Morphology: Level Ordering and Bracket Erasure |
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637 | (1) |
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29.3.5 The Monosuffix Constraint |
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638 | (1) |
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29.3.6 The First Sister Principle and related proposals |
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638 | (1) |
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29.3.7 The Lexical Integrity Hypothesis and related proposals |
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638 | (1) |
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639 | (4) |
References |
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643 | (24) |
Index of affixes and other formatives |
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667 | (7) |
Index of names |
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674 | (7) |
Index of subjects |
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