Binominal Lexemes in Cross-Linguistic Perspective: Towards a Typology of Complex Lexemes

The Typological, Contrastive, And Descriptive Studies In This Volume Investigate The Strategies Employed By The World’s Languages To Create Complex Denotations By Combining Two Noun-like Elements, Together With The Kinds Of Semantic Relation They Involve, And Their Acquisition By Children. The Term ‘binominal Lexeme’ Is Employed To Cover Both Noun-noun Compounds And A Range Of Other Naming Strategies, Including Prepositional Compounds, Relational Compounds, Construct Forms, Genitival Constructions, And More. Overall, The Volume Suggests A New, Cross-linguistic Approach To The Study Of Complex Lexeme Formation That Cuts Across The Traditional Boundaries Between Syntax, Morphology, And Lexicon. Frontmatter -- Contents -- Exploring Complex Lexemes Cross-linguistically -- Part 1: Form (morphosyntactic Strategies) -- Defining And Typologizing Binominal Lexemes -- Binominals And Construct Marking -- Compounds And Other Nominal Modifier Constructions In Pama-nyungan Languages -- New Types Of Binominal Lexeme In Anindilyakwa (australia) -- Binominals In Äiwoo: Compounds, Possessive Constructions, And Transitional Cases -- Nn.gen And Narel Juxtapositions In Polish: Syntactic Schemas Employed In Building Phrasal Nouns -- The Derivational Use Of Classifiers In Western Amazonia -- Binominals Denoting Instruments: A Contrastive Perspective -- Part 2: Meaning (semantic Relations) -- Hatcher-bourque: Towards A Reusable Classification Of Semantic Relations -- Binominal Strategies And Semantic Correlations In Turkic Languages -- A Classification Of Compounds In Karachay-balkar -- Binominal Lexemes In Moksha And Hill Mari -- Part 3: Acquisition -- Binominals And Potential Competitors In Language Development: Evidence From Swedish -- List Of Contributors -- Index Of Subjects -- Index Of Languages Ed. By Steve Pepper, Francesca Masini, Simone Mattiola. Issued Also In Print. Mode Of Access: Internet Via World Wide Web. In English.