Semantic transparency and doublet formation: the case of Hebrew location nouns

IF 1.5 0 LANGUAGE & LINGUISTICS Morphology Pub Date : 2024-03-12 DOI:10.1007/s11525-024-09421-2
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This study examines the correlation between derivational paradigms and morphological variation and change. I will examine a case study of Hebrew location nouns formation. Semitic morphology relies highly on non-concatenative morphology, where words are formed in patterns. Some Hebrew location nouns that are formed in one pattern, receive an additional form in another pattern with no change of their meaning. In contrast, there are location nouns, which are also formed in the same pattern, but do not have morphological doublets. Previous studies accounted for this change and proposed phonological and semantic criteria that trigger it. However, such explanation only account for why the change occurs, but not for cases where there is no doublet formation. I argue that morphological change is highly motivated in cases where the forms that undergo a change are part of a derivational paradigm. Specifically, I will show that only location nouns that are derivationally related to a verbal counterpart, such that the semantic relation between them is highly transparent, can undergo such change and have doublets. In contrast, words that are not part of such a paradigm are less likely to undergo change. The study highlights the important role of semantic transparency and derivational paradigms in morphological variation and change, showing that properties of words are not the only criteria that are taken into consideration, but also their relations with other words within a derivational paradigm.

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语义透明度和双音形成:希伯来语位置名词的案例
摘要 本研究探讨了派生范式与形态变异和变化之间的相关性。我将对希伯来语位置名词的形成进行个案研究。闪米特语形态学高度依赖于非会意形态学,在这种形态学中,词是以模式形成的。有些希伯来语地点名词以一种模式构成,但在意义不变的情况下又以另一种模式构成。与此相反,有些位置名词也是以相同的模式构成,但没有形态双音。以前的研究解释了这种变化,并提出了引发这种变化的语音和语义标准。然而,这些解释只能说明为什么会发生这种变化,却不能解释没有双音形成的情况。我认为,在发生变化的形式属于派生范式的情况下,形态变化的动机很强。具体来说,我将证明,只有与动词对应词有派生关系的位置名词,即它们之间的语义关系高度透明,才可能发生这种变化并出现双音。相反,不属于这种范式的词则不太可能发生变化。这项研究强调了语义透明度和派生范式在形态变异和变化中的重要作用,表明词的属性并不是唯一的考虑标准,它们与派生范式中其他词的关系也在考虑之列。
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Morphology
Morphology LANGUAGE & LINGUISTICS-
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期刊介绍: Aim The aim of Morphology is to publish high quality articles that contribute to the further articulation of morphological theory and linguistic theory in general, or present new and unexplored data. Relevant empirical evidence for the theoretical claims in the articles will be provided by in-depth analyses of specific languages or by comparative, cross-linguistic analyses of the relevant facts. The sources of data can be grammatical descriptions, corpora of data concerning language use and other naturalistic data, and experiments. Scope Morphology publishes articles on morphology proper, as well as articles on the interaction of morphology with phonology, syntax, and semantics, the acquisition and processing of morphological information, the nature of the mental lexicon, and morphological variation and change. Its main focus is on formal models of morphological knowledge, morphological typology (the range and limits of variation in natural languages), the position of morphology in the architecture of the human language faculty, and the evolution and change of language. In addition, the journal deals with the acquisition of morphological knowledge and its role in language processing. Articles on computational morphology and neurolinguistic approaches to morphology are also welcome. The first volume of Morphology appeared as Volume 16 (2006). Previous volumes were published under the title Yearbook of Morphology.
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