This article focuses on compounding as a process of word formation within the theoretical framework of lexeme-based morphology. It provides a systematic analysis of the two types of compounding in French: native compounding, the main type, and neoclassical compounding, which is quite marginal. It presents the various rules: native compounds are prototypically constructed of two lexemes and form a third one; they are predominantly endocentric; the governing constituent and the compound head, if any, is on the left and controls the semantic relations between the two constituents, whether coordinated, attributive or subordinating. Neoclassical compounds are prototypically constructed of bound neoclassical elements and form adjectives; they are often exocentric; the governing constituent is on the right. Inflection in native compounds is complex. Several areas of the analysis remain unresolved, particularly regarding the boundaries between morphological/syntactic compounds.Brought to you by | University of Calgary Authenticated Download Date | 5/25/15 7:14 PM 2. Abbreviations in the glosses: a = adj.; df = definite; f = fem.; fut = future; imp = imperative; inf = infinitive; n = noun; m = masc.; p = preposition; pass = passive; pl = plural; poss = possessive; prs = present; pst = past; sg = singular; v = verb; 1,2,3 = first, second, third person. Brought to you by | University of Calgary Authenticated Download Date | 5/25/15 7:14 PM (3) a. ouvre V -boîte N 'can-opener' b. homme N -grenouille N 'frogman' Brought to you by | University of Calgary Authenticated Download Date | 5/25/15 7:14 PM

This paper will provide an account for the existence of pairs of deverbal nominals with-age and-ée giving rise to event readings. We first study the argument structure of the bases and of the derived nominals, and establish the general tendencies. We further examine the Aktionsart of the nominalizations and of the verbal bases. We conclude that these levels of investigation are not sufficient to determine the proper contribution of the two nominalization patterns and further demonstrate that the relevant contribution they make is at the level of grammatical aspect. We therefore propose that-age introduces the imperfective viewpoint, whereas-ée introduces the perfective viewpoint.

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Suengas, 1996 pour les dérivés en -age et -ée dénominaux à référence collective et les noms en -ée d'origine adjectivale) La seconde étape a eu pour objet d'établir (i) des paires de noms à finale en -age et -ée (ii) dénotant un événement et (iii) construits a priori sur les mêmes lexèmes verbaux.La nécessité de constituer un corpus de doublons (cf. (i)) nous a conduites à évincer tous les noms d'évènements en -age et -ée sans corrélat ; ainsi, les noms d'événement DETACHAGE et DICTEE ne sont pas pris en compte dans cette étude dans la mesure où ils ne forment pas un doublon avec °DETACHEE et °DICTAGE, nulle part attestés.L'interprétation événementielle des noms (ii) a été identifiée grâce à l'application des critères valides pour le français (cf. notamment Gross & Kiefer (1995), Kiefer (1998), Godard & Jayez (1996) Meinschaefer (2005)

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