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This study examines nominal compound formation in language contact, revealing how compounding clarifies theories of language mixing and word formation. It analyzes various language pairs to understand what linguistic units are mixed.

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  • Linguistics
  • Psycholinguistics
  • Sociolinguistics

Background:

  • Language contact situations provide unique insights into linguistic phenomena.
  • Nominal compound formation is a key area for understanding word formation processes.
  • Existing theories of language mixing and wordhood require further empirical data.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate nominal compound formation in diverse language contact scenarios.
  • To determine whether whole words or smaller units (stems/roots) are the primary constituents in mixed compounds.
  • To contribute to a deeper understanding of word formation mechanisms in language mixing.

Main Methods:

  • Analysis of published and newly collected data from multiple mixing varieties.
  • Focus on specific language pairs: Greek-English, Greek-Italian, Greek-Turkish, Turkish-Norwegian, Turkish-Dutch, and French-Dutch.
Keywords:
compoundsdistributed morphologylanguage mixingstemswords

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  • Application of syntactic models of word formation, specifically distributed morphology, with a decompositional approach.

    • Main Results:

    • Compounding processes in language mixing offer critical data on the nature of mixed units.
    • The study differentiates between languages using phrases versus stems for compound formation.
    • Evidence suggests a nuanced understanding of what constitutes a 'word' in mixed language systems.

    Conclusions:

    • Nominal compound formation in language contact situations sheds light on the fundamental processes of word formation.
    • The findings inform theories of language mixing by specifying the units involved.
    • This research advances the understanding of wordhood by examining its boundaries in mixed languages.