The French influence on Middle English morphology : a corpus-based study of derivation /

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Author / Creator:	Dalton-Puffer, Christiane, 1961-
Imprint:	Berlin ; New York : Mouton de Gruyter, 1996.
Description:	xiii, 284 p. ; 23 cm.
Language:	English
Series:	Topics in English linguistics 20
Subject:	English language -- Middle English, 1100-1500 -- Foreign elements -- French. English language -- Middle English, 1100-1500 -- Morphology. French language -- To 1500 -- Influence on English. English language -- Discourse analysis. English language -- Middle English -- Foreign elements -- French. English language -- Middle English -- Morphology. French language -- Influence on English.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/2521105

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ISBN:	3110149907 (cloth : acid-free paper)
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index.

Table of Contents:

1. Introduction
2. A survey of previous research
3. The data-material and method
4. Aspects of a taxonomy of Middle English derivational suffixes
5. Systematic aspects of Middle English derivation: in search of a descriptive-explanatory framework
6. Abstract noun suffixes
7. Concrete (agent) noun suffixes
8. Adjectival suffixes
9. Verbal suffixes
10. Evaluating the influence of French on the morphology of Middle English
11. Conclusion
Appendix 1. Lexical entries for the derivational suffixes of Middle English
Appendix 2. Semantic functions mappings.

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