The root derivation of psych nominals: Implications for competing overt and zero nominalizers
This paper is concerned with nominalizations derived from psychological verbs in English. Based on particular properties in their realization of argument structure, which have long been noticed in the literature, I will argue that in a syntax-based approach to word formation such as Distributed Morp...
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| description | This paper is concerned with nominalizations derived from psychological verbs in English. Based on particular properties in their realization of argument structure, which have long been noticed in the literature, I will argue that in a syntax-based approach to word formation such as Distributed Morphology these nominals must be derived from the psychological root alone and cannot include any event structure. This contrasts with non-psych nominals, which more readily include verb event structure. I will show that this difference lies in the different ontological status of the two kinds of roots. Furthermore, psychological verbs and their special roots allow us to conclude that there is no structural difference between derived nominals (based on Latinate suffixes such as -al, -ance, -ation, -ion, and -ment) and zero-derived nominals, whose suffix is covert. A clear difference, however, is posited between these nominals and those based on -ing. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-06881d3d5dc942948db83f3f0e09c0582022-12-21T22:02:13ZengEditura Universitatii din BucurestiBucharest Working Papers in Linguistics2069-92392069-92392019-06-01XXI25780The root derivation of psych nominals: Implications for competing overt and zero nominalizersGianina Iordăchioaia0University of StuttgartThis paper is concerned with nominalizations derived from psychological verbs in English. Based on particular properties in their realization of argument structure, which have long been noticed in the literature, I will argue that in a syntax-based approach to word formation such as Distributed Morphology these nominals must be derived from the psychological root alone and cannot include any event structure. This contrasts with non-psych nominals, which more readily include verb event structure. I will show that this difference lies in the different ontological status of the two kinds of roots. Furthermore, psychological verbs and their special roots allow us to conclude that there is no structural difference between derived nominals (based on Latinate suffixes such as -al, -ance, -ation, -ion, and -ment) and zero-derived nominals, whose suffix is covert. A clear difference, however, is posited between these nominals and those based on -ing.https://bwpl.unibuc.ro/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/3_BWPL_2019_2_IORDACHIOAIA.pdfpsych nominalsexternal argumentszero-derived nominalsenglishdistributed morphology |
| spellingShingle | Gianina Iordăchioaia The root derivation of psych nominals: Implications for competing overt and zero nominalizers Bucharest Working Papers in Linguistics psych nominals external arguments zero-derived nominals english distributed morphology |
| title | The root derivation of psych nominals: Implications for competing overt and zero nominalizers |
| title_full | The root derivation of psych nominals: Implications for competing overt and zero nominalizers |
| title_fullStr | The root derivation of psych nominals: Implications for competing overt and zero nominalizers |
| title_full_unstemmed | The root derivation of psych nominals: Implications for competing overt and zero nominalizers |
| title_short | The root derivation of psych nominals: Implications for competing overt and zero nominalizers |
| title_sort | root derivation of psych nominals implications for competing overt and zero nominalizers |
| topic | psych nominals external arguments zero-derived nominals english distributed morphology |
| url | https://bwpl.unibuc.ro/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/3_BWPL_2019_2_IORDACHIOAIA.pdf |
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