Word-Formation - Language Contact and Diachrony - Paperback

by Peter O. Müller (Editor), Susan Olsen (Editor), Franz Rainer (Editor)

This reader is part of a five-volume-edition and comprises an in-depth presentation of the state of the art in word-formation. Volume 4 studies the mechanisms of diachronic change based on in-depth studies of different languages. The influence of diachronic change on the productivity patterns is addressed as well as the role of language contact.

Author Biography

Peter O. Müller, Erlangen-Nürnberg; Susan Olsen, Berlin; Franz Rainer, Wien, Austria.