This paper focuses on -er synthetic compounds with a deverbal second constituent having a Latinate origin, such as office manager or service-provider. In particular, in the paper we elaborate synchronic, diachronic, and distributional differences between Latinate and non-Latinate synthetic compounds in order to (1) expand the role of Latinate word formation in English and (2) propose a new subtype of borrowed (or contact) morphology, i.e., a post-loan word formation pattern as an internal English development after one of its loaned elements. In this subtype of contact-induced morphology, native English synthetic compounds constitute the model for Latinate formations, which occurred much later and integrated Latinate bases into the English pattern. Hence, we claim that Latinate synthetic compounds are neither borrowed nor extracted from borrowed material, but produce a word formation pattern which has been newly developed within English, by analogy with already existing non-Latinate models, but without developing semantic subfamilies, in contrast to non-Latinate synthetic compounds. From a theoretical viewpoint, we demonstrate that Latinate synthetic compound families primarily encourage a compositional analysis, unlike non-Latinate families, which suggest either compounding or derivation, or the complementarity (superposition) of both.

A post-loan word formation pattern: Latinate English synthetic compounds

MATTIELLO ELISA;
2021-01-01

Abstract

This paper focuses on -er synthetic compounds with a deverbal second constituent having a Latinate origin, such as office manager or service-provider. In particular, in the paper we elaborate synchronic, diachronic, and distributional differences between Latinate and non-Latinate synthetic compounds in order to (1) expand the role of Latinate word formation in English and (2) propose a new subtype of borrowed (or contact) morphology, i.e., a post-loan word formation pattern as an internal English development after one of its loaned elements. In this subtype of contact-induced morphology, native English synthetic compounds constitute the model for Latinate formations, which occurred much later and integrated Latinate bases into the English pattern. Hence, we claim that Latinate synthetic compounds are neither borrowed nor extracted from borrowed material, but produce a word formation pattern which has been newly developed within English, by analogy with already existing non-Latinate models, but without developing semantic subfamilies, in contrast to non-Latinate synthetic compounds. From a theoretical viewpoint, we demonstrate that Latinate synthetic compound families primarily encourage a compositional analysis, unlike non-Latinate families, which suggest either compounding or derivation, or the complementarity (superposition) of both.
2021
Mattiello, Elisa; WOLFGANG U., Dressler
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