Self-prefixed verbs: Analogy in the Functional Discourse Grammar lexicon. (March 2018)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Mackenzie, J. Lachlan
• Is Part Of: Word structure. Volume 11:Number 1(2018)
• Page Start: 67
• Page End: 94
• Publication Date: 2018-03
• Subjects: analogy -- derivation -- prefixation -- reflexivity -- intensification -- Functional Discourse Grammar; Grammar, Comparative and general -- Morphology -- Periodicals; 415
• DOI: 10.3366/word.2018.0116
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1750-1245

Abstract

Abstract : This article takes an analogy-based approach to the analysis of morphological derivation in the framework of Functional Discourse Grammar (FDG), giving an account of English verbs with the prefix self -. Such self -prefixed verbs call on different lexical frames, namely one-place, two-place and two- and three-place reflexive frames. Their use stands in a complex relation with either reflexive or intensifying interpretations, or indeed both. In two-place frames, where the self -prefixed verb takes an object or other complement, that object/complement is bound by the subject. Various factors predisposing speakers to use self -prefixed verbs are considered, outlining how these relate to other self -prefixed lexemes in a network of analogical relations.