Suffixes such as *-ent-/-ont-/-n̥t- (henceforth*-.nt-) can enter into both derivational and inflectional processes, resulting in nominal forms and non-finite verb forms, i.e. deverbal adjectives and participles, respectively. Differences in argument and event structures are closely related to these morphological processes, as well as differences in orientation: this is semantic in the first case and syntactic in the second. Only in the presence of inflection is it pertinent to speak of voice, which can be fully appreciated in a language like Ancient Greek. The nature of the morphological process is also connected with the type of base, which can be a root or a tense-aspect stem.
Pompei, A. (2020). The *-.nt-suffix between inflection and derivation. In Word formation, grammar and lexicology Contrastive, multilingual and comparative-historical perspectives (pp.239-253). Hamburg : Baar-Verlag.
The *-.nt-suffix between inflection and derivation
Pompei Anna
2020-01-01
Abstract
Suffixes such as *-ent-/-ont-/-n̥t- (henceforth*-.nt-) can enter into both derivational and inflectional processes, resulting in nominal forms and non-finite verb forms, i.e. deverbal adjectives and participles, respectively. Differences in argument and event structures are closely related to these morphological processes, as well as differences in orientation: this is semantic in the first case and syntactic in the second. Only in the presence of inflection is it pertinent to speak of voice, which can be fully appreciated in a language like Ancient Greek. The nature of the morphological process is also connected with the type of base, which can be a root or a tense-aspect stem.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
