Open-access The categorical instability of the morphological constituents: evidence in favor of the composition-derivation continuum

ABSTRACT

In this paper, we discuss the status of the following morphological elements, often used in new word formations in Brazilian Portuguese: afixoids (bio-combustível, eco-sustentabilidade), splinters (choco-tone; sogra-drasta) and borrowed constituents (cyber-café; e-professor). In our description, we observe the extent to which these constituents behave as radicals and in what ways are equivalent to affixes. We intend, thereby, ratify the continuum proposed by (Baker, 2000) and (Ralli, 2007), at same time We show that other morphological units, as well as radicals and affixes, should be part of this scale.

Key-words: morphology; compounding; derivation; word formation; continuum

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