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Showing 1 to 8 of 8 for “"Prefixation"”.
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Prefixation and Reduplication in Malay: An Optimality-Theoretical Account.
… The work is largely a corpus-based reanalysis of prefixation and reduplication. Based on two large different written corpora of Standard Malay (henceforth SM), the analysis permits us to make reliable and robust generalizations about how the language actually works. The data reveal that the …
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A Cognitive Grammar Analysis of the Semantics of the Russian Verbal Prefix na-
… also carries lexical meaning; in these cases, na-prefixation changes the lexical/semantic meaning of the verbal stem, resulting in a distinct lexical item. I examine a sample of 40 verbs to compare the frequencies of na- as a lexicalized prefix and as a grammaticalized prefix. I then propose a …
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Topics in Marma (မာရမာ)
… morphemes in specific sequences. We observed prefixation, suffixation, and infixation in Marma. We analyzed the multifunctionality of these selective morphemes [“က=ga/ka, ကိ ု =go/ko, စာ=cha,ရာ=ra, ယည်=yi”] within Marma discourse and explored their implications for a better understanding of …
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The morphophonemics of the Idaacha dialect of Yoruba
… to derivational processes. The issue of prefixation is discussed, and it is claimed that, besides the existing nominalizing prefixes, one cannot prove convincingly, on the basis of synchronic analysis, that the initial vowel in every VCV noun is a prefix. The morphophonemics of nominals …
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A grammar of negation in Tonga.
… reveals that negation is manifested through prefixation and suffixation. Following the Jespersen’s cycle theory, the negative marker ‘ta’ is considered as an original negator or necessity in the sense that, when it is dropped in a negative expression, the statement loses its grammaticality. …
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Split intransitivity: Thematic roles, case and agreement
… intransitive diagnostics (e.g. $\textit{out}$-prefixation, the resultative construction); a VICTR account of these patterns is presented. A VICTR account of auxiliary selection patterns in Western European languages is also given. This is followed by analysis of split intransitive case and …
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A grammar of the Ahamb language (Vanuatu)
… Detransitivisation is possible with the use of prefixation or reduplication. Verbs can take a number of prefixed tense/aspect/mood/polarity modifiers and commonly feature a subject index. Subject indexes come in three paradigms with forms for all person, number and clusivity distinctions. …
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Η προθηματοποίηση στις νεοελληνικές διαλέκτους : συγχρονική και διαχρονική προσέγγιση
Στην παρούσα διατριβή επιχειρείται η συγχρονική και διαχρονική προσέγγιση φαινομένων προθηματοποίησης στις νεοελληνικές διαλέκτους. Συγκεκριμένα, μελετώνται τα διαλεκτικά μορφήματα ακρο-, μωρο-, πλακο-, σ(ι)ο-/σα-, χαμο- ως προς την ιστορική τους εξέλιξη, και τις φωνολογικές, δομικές και …