The reduction of affixes in morphological reanalysis: Polish neuters in <i>-ich-</i>-Reference-Cited by-同舟云学术

The reduction of affixes in morphological reanalysis: Polish neuters in -ich-

Published:2024-01-16 Issue: Volume: Page:
ISSN:0165-4004
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Author:

Szeptyński Rafał¹

Affiliation:

1. Institute of Polish Language at the Polish Academy of Sciences , Kraków , Poland

Abstract

Abstract The aim of this paper is to elaborate on the typology of affix changes due to reanalysis. By discussing the Polish nominal suffix /-ix-/ as resulting from morphological reduction, viz. the false subtraction of /-k-/ from /-isk-/, the supposed unidirectionality of affix changes, i.e., the irreversibility of affix growth, is questioned. Furthermore, the article points to the possible gradual nature of morphological reanalysis, in line with recent studies in syntactic reanalysis. Other types of affix changes, which were previously unidentified or deemed impossible, are also commented on and the supposed parallelism between affix reanalysis and grammaticalization as well as degrammaticalization is considered, including the role of analogy.

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Walter de Gruyter GmbH

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https://www.degruyter.com/document/doi/10.1515/flin-2023-2053/pdf

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