| Autor: |
Bagaglini Veronica, Micheli Maria Silvia |
| Přispěvatelé: |
Bagaglini, V, Micheli, M, Bagaglini Veronica, Micheli Maria Silvia |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Rok vydání: |
2022 |
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| Popis: |
This article investigates the emerging affix -iota in Italian, whose development is related to the morphological reanalysis of the word italiota as a blend of italiano ‘Italian’ and idiota ‘idiot’. Based on data extracted from a web corpus, the analysis addresses the morphological properties of blends containing the adjective -(id)iota and the usage contexts of italiota, focusing on the semantic fields of its collocates. We found that blends with both -(i)diota and -iota are productive and that -iota displays affix-like properties and a derogatory meaning, especially in political discourse. This study confirms that the parts of blends belonging to extra-grammatical morphology (Dressler 2000; Mattiello 2018) can undergo a change that leads them to acquire affix-like properties and get closer to more regular morphology. |
| Databáze: |
OpenAIRE |
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