Memorization and the Compound-phrase Distinction: An Investigation of Complex Constructions in German, French and English - Couverture rigide

Schlechtweg, Marcel

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 3110568624 ISBN 13 : 9783110568622

Editeur : De Gruyter, 2018

Synopsis

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.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Marcel Schlechtweg, University of Kassel, Germany.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: De Gruyter
• Date d'édition: 2018
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 3110568624
• ISBN 13: 9783110568622
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 310
• Coordonnées du fabricant: Walter de Gruyter GmbH; productsafety@degruyterbrill.com; ; Genthiner Straße 13; Berlin; 10785; Allemagne