Electronic reference AbstractIn this article, I examine a relatively little discussed phenomenon which appears to be increasingly prevalent in contemporary English, namely the reduplication of the deverbal -er suffix on phrasal verbs to produce forms such as washer upper, looker outer and asker outer. I look at some of the morphological, diachronic and sociolinguistic questions which arise, before positing the hypothesis that this reduplication is not a purely morphological phenomenon, but in fact owes a great deal to phonological causes, and in particular euphonic considerations.Key-words: morphology -phonology -euphony -phrasal verbs -suffixation -reduplication -colloquial English -linguistics *** RésuméDans cet article, j'examine un phénomène morphologique de l'anglais contemporain qui semble ne pas avoir attiré l'attention de beaucoup de linguistes, mais qui semble néanmoins de plus en plus fréquent, à savoir la reduplication du suffixe déverbal -er sur les verbes à particule pour générer des formes telles que washer upper, looker outer and asker outer. Je passe en revue un certain nombre des questions morphologiques, diachroniques et sociolinguistiques posées par cette suffixation, avant d'émettre l'hypothèse que nous sommes en face ici non pas d'un procédé purement morphologique, mais d'un phénomène qui doit beaucoup à des considérations phonologiques, et en particulier euphoniques.

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Summary This article examines the influence that Robert Lowth (1710–1787) had both on the terminology and the analysis of the English verb form now generally referred to as the present perfect. It demonstrates that while Lowth did not coin the term, he was largely responsible for its popularization, and for establishing a pattern of analysis that has lasted over the years. The article also examines how the normative tradition established in the 18th century may have been a factor in hiding the evidence of diachronic change in the use of the present perfect.

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