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==Definition==
 
'''Word Formation Rule''' is a rule of grammar by which morphologically complex [[word]]s are formed out of (free and/or bound) morphemes. Word formation rules are necessary in theories which assume that the [[lexicon]] only contains a set of underived words, and that complex words are derived from these listed forms.
 
'''Word Formation Rule''' is a rule of grammar by which morphologically complex [[word]]s are formed out of (free and/or bound) morphemes. Word formation rules are necessary in theories which assume that the [[lexicon]] only contains a set of underived words, and that complex words are derived from these listed forms.
  
===See also===
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==See also==
 
*[[Readjustment rule]]
 
*[[Readjustment rule]]
  
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*[http://www2.let.uu.nl/UiL-OTS/Lexicon/zoek.pl?lemma=Word+Formation+Rule&lemmacode=98 Utrecht Lexicon of Linguistics]
[http://www2.let.uu.nl/UiL-OTS/Lexicon/zoek.pl?lemma=Word+Formation+Rule&lemmacode=98 Utrecht Lexicon of Linguistics]
 
 
 
=== References ===
 
  
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* Aronoff, M. 1976. ''Word Formation in Generative Grammar,'' MIT-press, Cambridge, Mass.
 
* Aronoff, M. 1976. ''Word Formation in Generative Grammar,'' MIT-press, Cambridge, Mass.
 
* Halle, M. 1973. ''Prolegomena to a Theory of Word-Formation,'' Linguistic Inquiry 4, pp. 451-464
 
* Halle, M. 1973. ''Prolegomena to a Theory of Word-Formation,'' Linguistic Inquiry 4, pp. 451-464
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Definition

Word Formation Rule is a rule of grammar by which morphologically complex words are formed out of (free and/or bound) morphemes. Word formation rules are necessary in theories which assume that the lexicon only contains a set of underived words, and that complex words are derived from these listed forms.

See also

Links

References

  • Aronoff, M. 1976. Word Formation in Generative Grammar, MIT-press, Cambridge, Mass.
  • Halle, M. 1973. Prolegomena to a Theory of Word-Formation, Linguistic Inquiry 4, pp. 451-464
  • Spencer, A. 1991. Morphological Theory, Blackwell, Oxford.
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