The Semantics Of English Negative Prefixes Zeki Hamawand by Zeki Hamawand 9781845535421, 1845535421 instant download after payment.

Although much has been written on individual negative prefi xes, the present

study is unique in treating them as a coherent class. Chapter 1 develops the

semantic system needed to address the question of forming negative words

by means of prefi xes. It introduces the three semantic axes which account for

the analysis of the negative prefi xes. Chapter 2 gives an outline of the area of

derivational morphology, laying emphasis on the conceptions involved in its

description. Chapter 3 introduces the fi rst axis in my semantic system, which

focuses on the question of category in the semantic characterisation of negative

prefi xes. Category is the study of the syntagmatics of word structure, whereby

a negative prefi x is combined with a base to create a new word. Chapter 4

introduces the second axis in my semantic system, which concentrates on

the question of domain in the semantic characterisation of negative prefi xes.

Domain is the study of the paradigmatics of word structure, whereby a number

of negative prefi xes stand for the same concept. Chapter 5 introduces the third

axis in my semantic system, which explores the question of construal in the

semantic characterisation of negative prefi xes. Construal is the study of the

interpretation of word structure, whereby pairs of words sharing same bases

are distinguished according to semantic principles. Chapter 6 looks back and

summarises in text and tabular form what the study has accomplished.