ǂthe ǂextreme multifunctionality of the Slovenian affix ov
Marko Simonović (Author), Petra Mišmaš (Author)

Abstract

In this paper we consider several instances of the Slovenian affix ov, which surfaces in many, apparently unrelated contexts. Here we focus on (i) ov in verbs, where it can act as an imperfectivizer or a verbalizer, (ii) ov found in possessive adjectives and kind adjectives derived from nouns, (iii) ov which precedes the adjectiviser (e)n in denominal adjectives, and (iv) ov in nominal declension (acting as a genitive case ending in dual and plural or as a dual/plural augment). Building on the observation that certain affixes function either as inflectional or as derivational (see Simonović and Arsenijević 2020), and working within a Distributed Morphology approach which postulates that derivational affixes should be analyzed as roots (e.g. Lowenstamm 2014), we argue for a single multifunctional ov. This ov is a potentially meaningless root that can take as a complement other roots (thus forming a “radical core”) or phrases, resulting in different structures and consequently different stress patterns and meanings, but can also act as an Elsewhere allomorph, whose insertion is guided by an interplay of phonological and morphological constraints.

Keywords

morphology;Distributed Morphology;Slovenian;multifunctional affix;roots;

Data

Language: English
Year of publishing:
Typology: 1.01 - Original Scientific Article
Organization: UNG - University of Nova Gorica
UDC: 811.163.6'366
COBISS: 45058051 Link will open in a new window
ISSN: 0024-3922
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Secondary language: Slovenian
Secondary keywords: slovenščina;morfologija;večfunkcijski morfemi;koreni;
URN: URN:SI:UNG
Type (COBISS): Not categorized
Pages: str. 83-102
Issue: 60
Chronology: 2020
DOI: 10.4312/linguistica.60.1.83-102
ID: 12339392
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