Latin Suffixal Derivatives in English and Their Indo-European Ancestry

1. Auflage 2012
ISBN: 978-0-19-964643-2
Verlag: OUP Oxford

Buch, Englisch, 424 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 646 g

This is the fullest account ever published of Latin suffixes in English. It explores the rich variety of English words formed by the addition of one or more Latin suffixes, such as -ial, -able, -ability, -ible, and -id. It traces the histories of over 3,000 words, revealing the range of derivational patterns in Indo-European, Latin, and English. It describes the different kinds of suffixes, shows how they entered English via different channels at different times, and
considers the complexity of competition between native and borrowed forms. The author examines postclassical, medieval, and early modern Latin derivatives, and demonstrates that Latin is still, and likely to remain, a productive source of English words. He traces the suffixes back to their
Proto-Indo-European origins and provides copious examples for every aspect of his discussion.

Professor Miller's innovative book makes an important contribution to the history of both English and Latin morphology and etymology, as well as to the history of suffixal derivation in Indo-European. It will interest scholars and students of comparative morphology, historical and comparative linguistics, etymology, and lexicography.

Zielgruppe

Scholars and advanced students of comparative morphology, historical linguistics, Indo-European, etymology, lexicography, and the history of Latin and Romance languages.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Miller, D. Gary

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Sprachwissenschaft Historische & Vergleichende Sprachwissenschaft, Sprachtypologie
• Geisteswissenschaften Sprachwissenschaft Grammatik, Syntax, Morphologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Latin Sources and Periods
Dating and Other Conventions
Abbreviations
Bibliographical Abbreviations
1: Derivation
2: Latin Non-Deverbal Nouns
3: Noun Suffixes on Verb Bases
4: Non-Deverbal Adjectives
5: Deverbal and Deradical Adjectives
6: Verbal Suffixes
Dictionaries
References
Indo-European Root Index
Greek Index
Latin Index
English Index

Über Autor(innen)

Miller, D. Gary
D. Gary Miller is Professor of Linguistics and Classics at the University of Florida. He received his Ph.D. from Harvard in 1969, with a dissertation on Studies in Some Forms of the Genitive Singular in Indo-European. As well as numerous articles on Indo-European, classical, and general linguistics, his publications include Homer and the Ionian Epic Tradition (1982), Improvization, Typology, Culture, and 'The New Orthodoxy': How 'Oral' is Homer? (1982), Complex Verb Formation (1993), Ancient Scripts and Phonological Knowledge (1994), Nonfinite Structures in Theory and Change (2002), and the two-volume work Language Change and Linguistic Theory (2011).