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Approximation in morphology: A state of the art

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Masini, Francesca Norde, Muriel Van Goethem, Kristel [UCL]

This paper offers a state of the art of approximation within the larger domain of evaluative morphology. It provides an overview of the formal means employed by the morphology of different languages to express approximative meanings, as well as a survey of the specific approximative values that can be conveyed. We further discuss the (input and output) lexical categories involved in the expression of approximation crosslinguistically. On an intralinguistic level, we address the issue of competition between different strategies.

Document type Article de périodique (Journal article) – Article de recherche
Access type Accès libre
Publication date 2023
Language Anglais
Journal information "Zeitschrift fÜr Wortbildung / Journal of Word Formation" - Vol. 7, no.1, p. 1-26 (2023)
Peer reviewed yes
Publisher Petra M. Vogel (University of Siegen)
issn 2367-3877
Publication status Publié
Affiliation UCL - SSH/ILC/PLIN - Pôle de recherche en linguistique
Keywords evaluative morphology ; approximation ; vagueness ; categorization ; competition ; crosslinguistic variation
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Bibliographic reference Masini, Francesca ; Norde, Muriel ; Van Goethem, Kristel. Approximation in morphology: A state of the art. In: Zeitschrift fÜr Wortbildung / Journal of Word Formation, Vol. 7, no.1, p. 1-26 (2023)
Permanent URL http://hdl.handle.net/2078.1/273941