Functional shift in other languages

[Johanna Rubba]

Hi, all,

I’m looking at John MacWhorter’s book Our Magnificent Bastard Tongue, wherein he claims that functional shift/conversion/zero derivation does not occur in other languages. Anyone know of counterexamples?

Thanks.


Dr. Johanna Rubba, Professor, Linguistics       
Linguistics Minor Advisor
English Department
Cal Poly State University, San Luis Obispo
Tel. 805.756.2184
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E-mail:  jrubba at calpoly.edu
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