| The Morphosyntax of Detransitive Suffixes «--» and «-N-» in Gothic: A Synchronic and Diachronic Study Contributor(s): Suzuki, Seiichi (Author) |
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ISBN: 0820410322 ISBN-13: 9780820410326 Publisher: Peter Lang Inc., International Academic Publi OUR PRICE: $59.80 Product Type: Hardcover Published: July 1989 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Foreign Language Study | Scandinavian Languages (other) - Foreign Language Study | German - Language Arts & Disciplines |
| Dewey: 439.9 |
| LCCN: 88039874 |
| Series: Studies in Old Germanic Languages and Literature |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 5.8" W x 8.7" (1.10 lbs) 307 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This book investigates the interaction of the morphology and syntax of some deverbal suffixes in Gothic in synchronic and diachronic perspectives. The suffixes under examination include: the past participle forming suffixes "-pa-/-na-, " the fourth class weak verb forming suffixes "-no-/-na-, " and action/state noun forming suffixes "-pi-/-ni-." Demonstrating 'detransitivization' to be a primary function underlying these suffixes, the book presents a principled explanation for the systematic interrelationship among the suffixes in formal and functional dimensions." |