Chapter 4
Fact-checking on compound verbs in English
The creation of compound verbs remains among the most contested phenomena of English word formation and the studies targeting these units have normally portrayed them as inconsistent or almost anomalous. This perception, together with the heterogeneous origins and the contested status of compound verbs, might explain why two central questions remain unanswered: (i) are these genuine compounds? and (ii) how can they be analyzed in a uniform manner? This paper tackles English verbal compounding with two hypotheses in mind: (i) that it is crucial to differentiate between a product- and a process-oriented approach to the phenomenon, and (ii) that a paradigm-based analysis acknowledging the role of analogy and the weight of metonymy proves highly beneficial.
Article outline
- 1.Introduction
- 2.What does genuine mean in genuine compound verbs?
- 2.1On verbal compounds
- 2.2Genuineness of compound verbs in English
- 3.What is actually behind compound verbs in English
- 3.1Basics of paradigmatic approaches to word formation
- 3.2The nature of paradigms in compounding
- 3.3The role of metonymy in compound verbs
- 4.Compound verbs in English
- 5.Should verbal compounding be regarded as a productive process for genuine compound verbs to continue arising?
- 6.Conclusions
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Notes
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