Word Formation in Argot "Nushi" (Republic of Ivory Coast)

For many decades there has been a consensus among linguists of various schools that derivational suffixes function not only to determine the word-class of the complex expressions they form, but also convey semantic information. The aspect of suffix-inherent meaning is ignored by representatives of a relatively new theoretical direction – Neo-Construction Grammar – who consider derivational suffixes to be either purely functional elements of the grammar or meaningless phonological realizations of abstract grammatical morphemes. The latter view is maintained by adherents of Distributed Morphology, who at the same time emphasize the importance of conceptual knowledge for derivational processes without attempting to define this aspect. The purpose of this study is first of all to provide support for the long-standing assumption that suffixes are inherently meaningful. The focus of interest is on the suffixes -ship, -dom and -hood. Data from Old English and Modern English (including neologisms) will show that these suffixes have developed rich arrays of meaning which cannot be structurally derived. Moreover, since conceptual knowledge is indeed an important factor for word-formation processes, a concrete, theory-independent model for the representation of the synchronically observable meaning components associated with -ship, -dom and -hood will be proposed.

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A Study on Conceptualization and Verbalization of Word formation on Naming task - Focusing on repetitive testing by identical person -

Journal of Korean Linguistics ◽

10.15811/jkl.2019..90.006 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 90 ◽

pp. 173-200

Author(s):

Handero Jeong

Keyword(s):

Naming Task ◽

Word Formation

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Conquer and Score: A Word Formation Game for Language Learners

International Journal of Modern Languages And Applied Linguistics ◽

10.24191/ijmal.v3i1.7426 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 3 (1) ◽

pp. 10

Author(s):

Anealka Aziz Hussin ◽

Tuan Sarifah Aini Syed Ahmad

Keyword(s):

Language Learners ◽

Cognitive Skills ◽

English Language ◽

Word Formation ◽

Language Games ◽

Safe Environment ◽

Learning Path ◽

Derivational Morphemes ◽

And Linguistics ◽

Formation Game

Engaging students in language activities can sometimes be challenging for language educators. One of the ways to engage students in language activities is through language games. Language games can motivate students to communicate, strengthens their ability to comprehend the language and enhance their problem-solving and cognitive skills. Language games also have a vast potential to increase engagement of the students, thus lead to the creation of the Conquer & Score: The Derivational Island. It is a word formation enrichment game catering to students learning lexicology and linguistics. The topic was chosen based on the result of an online quiz on the types of morphemes. The game focuses on the derivational morphemes used to form the English language words. The game requires knowledge of morphology as well as basic lexical analysis skills. The game provides educators a fun and engaging reinforcement activity for the students. Gamification elements used in the game such as rewards, flexible learning path and progress indicator offer a safe environment for competition, which can motivate students to outdo each other to win the game. This paper also highlights some important aspects of games in learning.

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The Word Class Adjective in English Business Magazines Online

Journal of Language and Cultural Education ◽

10.2478/jolace-2018-0018 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 6 (2) ◽

pp. 99-115

Author(s):

Borislav Marušić ◽

Sanda Katavić-Čaušić

Keyword(s):

Empirical Study ◽

Empirical Analysis ◽

Word Formation ◽

Word Class ◽

Business English ◽

Starting Point ◽

Comprehensive Picture ◽

English Syntax ◽

The Empirical Analysis ◽

Insight Into

Abstract The aim of this paper is to research the word class adjective in one sequence of the ESP: Business English, more precisely English business magazines online. It is an empirical study on the corpus taken from a variety of business magazines online. The empirical analysis allows a comprehensive insight into the word class adjective in this variety of Business English and makes its contribution to English syntax, semantics and word formation. The syntactic part analyses the adjective position in the sentence. The semantic part of the study identifies the most common adjectives that appear in English business magazines online. Most of the analysis is devoted to the word formation of the adjectives found in the corpus. The corpus is analysed in such a way that it enables its division into compounds, derivatives and conversions. The results obtained in this way will give a comprehensive picture of the word class adjective in this type of Business English and can act as a starting point for further research of the word class adjective.

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