The Universality of Morpho-Syntax: Synthetic Compounding in French，English，Dutch and Korean

Hebblethwaite, Benjamin

doi:10.22425/jul.2002.3.2.1

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“…It is either that lexical derivation is coupled with a syntax-driven operation which is responsible for argument inheritance or that argument inheritance simply results from semantics (c.f. Hebblethwaite 2002). The former is mostly the case for Ígálà synthetic compounds with a 'head'.…”

Section: A) Affix+verb+nounmentioning

confidence: 99%

Compounding in Igala: Defining Criteria, Forms and Functions

Omachonu¹,

Abraham²

2013

Ujah J. Art Hum

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In spite of the fact that compounding is really pervasive in the world's languages and despite the huge volume of literatures on compounding in languages including African languages, a critical assessment of the extant literature on compounding in African linguistics reveals that providing satisfactory criteria for defining compoundhood still requires both language specific and cross-linguistic investigations for dependable linguistic generalizations. In Ígálà, in particular, not much attention has been devoted to describing compounding. The present study therefore investigates compounding in Igala, a West Benue-Congo language spoken in north central Nigeria. Defining compoundhood and distinguishing compound words in Igala, the study shows and favours semantic criteria above phonological and syntactic considerations. Compounding generally has been found to be a highly productive word formation process in Iglala in terms of forms and functions.

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Section: A) Affix+verb+nounmentioning

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Compounding in Igala: Defining Criteria, Forms and Functions

Omachonu¹,

Abraham²

2013

Ujah J. Art Hum

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“…It is either that lexical derivation is coupled with a syntax-driven operation which is responsible for argument inheritance or that argument inheritance simply results from semantics (cf. Hebblethwaite 2002). The former is mostly the case for Ígálà synthetic compounds with a 'head.…”

Section: Other Types Of Compounds In íGálàmentioning

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Determining Compoundhood in Ígálà: From Universal to Language Specific Focus

Omachonu¹,

Onogu²

2012

J. Univers. Lang.

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In spite of the fact that compounding is really pervasive in the world's languages and despite the huge volume of literatures on compounding in languages, a critical assessment of the extant literature on compounding reveals that providing satisfactory criteria for defining and or determining compoundhood still requires both language specific and cross-linguistic investigations for dependable linguistic generalizations. As it were, there are hardly any universally

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Lexical Repetition and Syntactic Parallelism in Selected Political Essays of Niyi Osundare and Ray Ekpu

Ogunsiji¹,

Aluya²

2022

J. Univers. Lang.

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The Universality of Morpho-Syntax: Synthetic Compounding in French，English，Dutch and Korean

Cited by 4 publications

References 23 publications

Compounding in Igala: Defining Criteria, Forms and Functions

Compounding in Igala: Defining Criteria, Forms and Functions

Determining Compoundhood in Ígálà: From Universal to Language Specific Focus

Lexical Repetition and Syntactic Parallelism in Selected Political Essays of Niyi Osundare and Ray Ekpu

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