Compounding and Incorporation in the Ket Language: Implications for a More Unified Theory of Compounding

Author

Benjamin C. Smith, University of KentuckyFollow

Date Available

4-21-2014

Year of Publication

2014

Degree Name

Master of Arts in Linguistic Theory and Typology (MALTT)

Document Type

Master's Thesis

College

Arts and Sciences

Department/School/Program

Linguistic Theory & Typology

First Advisor

Dr. Gregory T. Stump

Abstract

Compounding in the world’s languages is a complex word-­‐formation process that is not easily accounted for. Moreover, incorporation is equally complex and problematic. This examination of compounding and incorporation in the Ket language seeks to identify the underlying logic of these processes and to work towards a typology that captures generalizations among the numerous ways in which languages expand their lexicons through these processes. Canonical Typology provides a framework that does just this. A preliminary canonical typology of compounds is proposed here, one that subsumes a range of compounds as well as incorporation. For this reason, the Ket language, which relies heavily on compounding and incorporation, will be used as a test case. The aim is to define the canonical com

Recommended Citation

Smith, Benjamin C., "Compounding and Incorporation in the Ket Language: Implications for a More Unified Theory of Compounding" (2014). Theses and Dissertations--Linguistics. 1.
https://uknowledge.uky.edu/ltt_etds/1