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- Title
Self-prefixed verbs: Analogy in the Functional Discourse Grammar lexicon.
- Authors
Mackenzie, J. Lachlan
- Abstract
This article takes an analogy-based approach to the analysis of morphological derivation in the framework of Functional Discourse Grammar (FDG), giving an account of English verbs with the prefix self-. Such self-prefixed verbs call on different lexical frames, namely one-place, two-place and two- and three-place reflexive frames. Their use stands in a complex relation with either reflexive or intensifying interpretations, or indeed both. In two-place frames, where the self-prefixed verb takes an object or other complement, that object/complement is bound by the subject. Various factors predisposing speakers to use self-prefixed verbs are considered, outlining how these relate to other self-prefixed lexemes in a network of analogical relations.
- Subjects
SUFFIXES &; prefixes (Grammar); DIMINUTIVES (Grammar); VERBS; VERB phrases; FUNCTIONAL discourse grammar
- Publication
Word Structure, 2018, Vol 11, Issue 1, p67
- ISSN
1750-1245
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3366/word.2018.0116