36.2539, Books: Word Formation as a Naming Device: Ten Hacken and Panocová (2024)

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Date: 27-Aug-2025
From: Carla Hepburn [carla.hepburn at eup.ed.ac.uk]
Subject: Word Formation as a Naming Device: Ten Hacken and Panocová (2024)


Title: Word Formation as a Naming Device
Publication Year: 2024

Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
           http://www.edinburghuniversitypress.com
Book URL:
https://edinburghuniversitypress.com/book-word-formation-as-a-naming-device.html

Author(s): Pius ten Hacken, Renáta Panocová

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Abstract:

Ten Hacken and Panocová present a systematic overview of how different
current morphological theories account for the naming function of word
formation. Naming is an essential preliminary step for the effective
use of language. In most linguistic theories, word formation is
covered as a part of morphology. However, morphological theories,
especially those in generative linguistics, tend to focus on the form
and structure of words, rather than on their naming function. As a
result, it is often not made explicit how naming is accounted for. In
this book, the authors cover new ground in describing and comparing
theories from this perspective. They highlight the relevance of the
naming perspective in both generative and functionalist approaches and
in doing so challenge the way morphological theories are received and
developed. The authors develop a framework for identifying which
aspects of naming have been or can be covered in each theory and
evaluate the success of the resulting account. The results of this
comparison can be used for the selection of theories in research and
teaching.

Linguistic Field(s): Morphology
                     Semantics

Written In: English (eng)



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