Diminutives across Languages, Theoretical Frameworks and Linguistic Domains
Stela Manova · Laura Grestenberger · Katharina Korecky-Kröll
Dec 2023 · Trends in Linguistics. Studies and Monographs [TiLSM] Book 380 · Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
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This volume addresses a number of issues in current morphological theory from the point of view of diminutive formation, such as the role of phonology in diminutives and hypocoristics and consequently its place in the overall architecture of grammar, i.e. phonology-first versus syntax/morphology-first theoretical analyses, diminutives in the L1 acquisition of typologically diverse languages, and the borrowing of non-diminutive morphology for the expression of diminutive meanings, among others.
Among the peculiarities of diminutive morphology discussed are the relation between diminutives and mass nouns, the avoidance of diminutives in plural contexts in some languages, and the relatively frequent semantic bleaching and reanalysis of diminutive forms cross-linguistically. Special attention is paid to the debate on the head versus modifier status of diminutive affixes (corresponding to high versus low diminutives in alternative analyses), with data from spoken and sign languages.
Overall, the volume addresses a number of topics that will be of interest to scholars of almost all linguistic subfields and persuasions.
About the author
Stela Manova, Vienna; Laura Grestenberger, Vienna; Katharina Korecky-Kröll, Vienna, all Austria.
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