Memorization and the Compound-Phrase Distinction - An Investigation of Complex Constructions in German, French and English (Hardcover)


Over the last decades, it has been hotly debated whether and how compounds, i.e. word-formations, and phrases differ from each other. The book discusses this issue by investigating compounds and phrases from a structural, semantic-functional and, crucially, cognitive perspective. The analysis focuses on compounds and phrases that are composed of either an adjective and a noun or two nouns in German, French and English. Having distinguished compounds from phrases on structural and semantic-functional grounds, the author claims that compounds are by their nature more appropriate to be stored in the mental lexicon than phrases and supports his argument with empirical evidence from new psycholinguistic studies. In sum, the book maintains the separation between compounds and phrases and reflects upon its cognitive consequences.

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Over the last decades, it has been hotly debated whether and how compounds, i.e. word-formations, and phrases differ from each other. The book discusses this issue by investigating compounds and phrases from a structural, semantic-functional and, crucially, cognitive perspective. The analysis focuses on compounds and phrases that are composed of either an adjective and a noun or two nouns in German, French and English. Having distinguished compounds from phrases on structural and semantic-functional grounds, the author claims that compounds are by their nature more appropriate to be stored in the mental lexicon than phrases and supports his argument with empirical evidence from new psycholinguistic studies. In sum, the book maintains the separation between compounds and phrases and reflects upon its cognitive consequences.

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Product Details

General

Imprint

De Gruyter

Country of origin

Germany

Series

Studia grammatica

Release date

2018

Availability

Expected to ship within 10 - 15 working days

First published

2018

Authors

Dimensions

230 x 155 x 21mm (L x W x T)

Format

Hardcover - Cloth over boards

Pages

310

ISBN-13

978-3-11-056862-2

Barcode

9783110568622

Categories

LSN

3-11-056862-4



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