List of figures
Figure 2.1
Percentage distribution of grammatical functions within each suffix
category
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Figure 3.1
Suggested relationships between semantic categories proposed by Plag (1999)
63
Figure 3.2
Senses, paraphrases, meaning and semantic categories
65
Figure 4.1
The Caused-Motion construction
86
Figure 4.2
The verb
put fused with the Caused-Motion
construction
87
Figure 4.3
The verb
sneeze fused with the Caused-Motion
construction
88
Figure 4.4
A simplified representation of part of the taxonomic network for the
Ditransitive construction
93
Figure 4.5
Multiple inheritance links within a construction
95
Figure 4.6
Subpart (I
S) relationship between Caused-Motion and Intransitive
Motion constructions
97
Figure 4.7
Subpart (I
S) relationship between Resultative and Intransitive
Resultative constructions
97
Figure 4.8
Metaphorical extension (I
M) relationship between the Caused-Motion
and Resultative constructions
97
Figure 4.9
Linking of example inter-related constructions in the constructicon
98
Figure 4.10
The constructeme-allostruction relationship for the Transitive Particle
construction
100
Figure 4.11
The constructeme-allostruction relationship for the Dative
alternation
101
Figure 4.12
The constructeme-allostruction relationship for the Locative
alternation
104
Figure 4.13
Generalized schema for the English nominalizer -
er
112
Figure 4.14
Proposed link between suffix schema and argument structure constructions
114
Figure 4.15
The role of the variables R
CM and R
CG
115
Figure 4.16
Senses, paraphrases, meaning, semantic categories and constructions (adapted
from Figure 3.2)
116
Figure 5.1
Locative construction hierarchy for verbal derivatives
140
Figure 5.2
Ornative construction hierarchy for verbal derivatives
147
Figure 5.3
Inchoative-Ornative construction hierarchy for verbal derivatives
150
Figure 5.4
Causative construction hierarchy for verbal derivatives
156
Figure 5.5
Inchoative-Causative construction hierarchy for verbal derivatives
158
Figure 5.6
Resultative construction hierarchy for verbal derivatives
160
Figure 5.7
Inchoative-Resultative construction hierarchy for verbal derivatives
161
Figure 5.8
Performative construction hierarchy for verbal derivatives
162
Figure 5.9
Similative construction hierarchy for verbal derivatives
164
Figure 5.10
Imposative construction hierarchy for verbal derivatives
168
Figure 5.11
Inchoative-Imposative construction hierarchy for verbal derivatives
169
Figure 5.12
Regardative construction hierarchy for verbal derivatives
171
Figure 5.13
Representative construction hierarchy for verbal derivatives
174
Figure 5.14
Achievement construction hierarchy for verbal derivatives
176
Figure 5.15
Conformative construction hierarchy for verbal derivatives
180
Figure 5.16
Inchoative-Conformative construction hierarchy for verbal derivatives
182
Figure 5.17
Defining construction hierarchy for verbal derivatives
184
Figure 5.18
Determinative construction hierarchy for verbal derivatives
185
Figure 5.19
Acknowledging construction hierarchy for verbal derivatives
187
Figure 5.20
Confirmative construction hierarchy for verbal derivatives
188
Figure 5.21
Association between semantic categories and constructions for verbal
derivatives in spoken English
200
Figure 6.1
Number of derivative forms for each suffix class by semantic grouping
208
Figure 6.2
Percentage of derivative forms relating to semantic categories for
-
ize
210
Figure 6.3
Percentage of derivative forms relating to semantic categories for
-
ify
212
Figure 6.4
Percentage of derivative forms relating to semantic categories for
-
en
213
Figure 6.5
Percentage of derivative forms relating to semantic categories for
-
ate
215
Figure 6.6
Relative percentage of derivative forms for each suffix class by
grouping
216
Figure 6.7
Normalized DS1994 and CG1994 derivative form frequencies
219
Figure 6.8
Normalized DS1994 and BNC2014 derivative form frequencies
221