33.1386, Books: Pejorative Suffixes and Combining Forms in English: Sánchez Fajardo

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Subject: 33.1386, Books: Pejorative Suffixes and Combining Forms in English: Sánchez Fajardo

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Date: Sun, 17 Apr 2022 08:15:00
From: Karin Plijnaar [karin.plijnaar at benjamins.nl]
Subject: Pejorative Suffixes and Combining Forms in English: Sánchez Fajardo

 


Title: Pejorative Suffixes and Combining Forms in English 
Series Title: Studies in Language Companion Series 222  

Publication Year: 2022 
Publisher: John Benjamins
	   http://www.benjamins.com/
	

Book URL: https://benjamins.com/catalog/slcs.222 


Author: José A. Sánchez Fajardo

Electronic: ISBN:  9789027258229 Pages:  Price: U.S. $ 149.00
Electronic: ISBN:  9789027258229 Pages:  Price: U.K. £ 83.00
Electronic: ISBN:  9789027258229 Pages:  Price: Europe EURO 99.00
Hardback: ISBN:  9789027210609 Pages:  Price: U.S. $ 149.00
Hardback: ISBN:  9789027210609 Pages:  Price: U.K. £ 83.00
Hardback: ISBN:  9789027210609 Pages:  Price: Europe EURO 104.94


Abstract:

The book is a research monograph that reviews and revises the concept of
linguistic pejoration, and explores the role of 15 suffixes and combining
forms, such as "-ie", "-o", "-ard", "-holic", "-rrhea", "-itis", "-porn",
"-ish", in the formation of English pejoratives. The examination of the inner
structure of the resulting derivatives is based on an innovative methodology
that encompasses the theories and approaches of Construction Morphology,
Componential Analysis, and Morphopragmatics. Following the principles of this
methodology, pejorative words collected from dictionaries and corpora (a total
of approximately 950 words) are abstracted into generalizations (or
constructional schemas) where structural and functional similarities are used
to cognitively trace the ways in which negative (or derisive) meaning is
connected with a specific form. Through this multifaceted methodology, my
analysis showcases the fact that the universal properties of ‘diminution’,
‘excess’, ‘resemblance’, and ‘metonymization’ are what underlie the making of
pejorative meaning. These generalizations, along with the schematic
representations of formatives, can help linguists, or linguistics enthusiasts
in general, to understand the conventions and intricacy of lexical pejoration.
 



Linguistic Field(s): Morphology
                     Pragmatics


Written In: English  (eng)

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