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Copyright De Gruyter Open Sp. z o.o. Dec 2013

Abstract

[...]Torre Alonso's (2009) research is restricted to the lexical category of nouns while in this approach we take into account words appertaining to all major lexical classes. [...]the aim of this article is to offer an exhaustive analysis of the combinations and restrictions which to recursive affixation in order to determine whether or not closing suffixes are present in Old English. [...]the classification of affixes, it needs to be noted that the nominal suffixes -a, -e, -o, -u, which can be considered derivational (González Torres 2010; fc.), are treated as exclusively inflective and, consequently, left out of the inventory of suffixes selected for the analysis. [...]this analysis has identified 67 words in which the suffix -lice is bound to an already suffixed base. [...]the studies by Martín Arista (2009) and Torre Alonso (2011b) have already shown the inadequacy of establishing a relative ordering of processes. [...]the number of cases and the figures in each of them are of sufficient relevance so as to suggest this as a plausible approach and a significant result.

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Title
CLOSING SUFFIXES IN OLD ENGLISH: A STUDY BASED ON RECURSIVE AFFIXATION1
Author
Alonso, Roberto Torre; RodrÍguez, Darío Metola
Pages
27-54
Publication year
2013
Publication date
Dec 2013
Publisher
De Gruyter Poland
ISSN
00816272
e-ISSN
20825102
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
1645149515
Copyright
Copyright De Gruyter Open Sp. z o.o. Dec 2013