Chapter 10. Nominalizations in Early Modern English
2021; John Benjamins Publishing Company; Linguagem: Inglês
10.1075/scl.103.10rod
ISSN1388-0373
Autores Tópico(s)Linguistics, Language Diversity, and Identity
ResumoAbstract This chapter explores word-based nominalizations in Early Modern English, a crucial period in the expansion of the English vocabulary. Nine Romance and native suffixes are traced in eighteen registers, thus covering a wide variety of registers along the formal-informal and speech-written continua. Findings demonstrate that there is a strong correlation between informal, speech-related registers and a low frequency of nominalizations, although the communicative purpose of particular registers can also have an effect here. Suffix productivity is also addressed, with results showing that, the frequency of nominalizations in terms of types and tokens increases over time across registers, except trial proceedings. However, Romance suffixes are seen chiefly responsible for this, whereas most native suffixes lose productivity during the period.
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