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Reshaping of the Nominal Inflection in Early Northern West Germanic
Elżbieta Adamczyk
[NOWELE Supplement Series 31] 2018
► pp. 15–76

Chapter 1
Theory and methodology of the research

Article outline
  • 1.1Nominal system in Old Germanic languages
  • 1.2Nominal paradigms in Old Germanic languages
  • 1.3 Morphological restructuring of the nominal system in early Germanic
    • 1.3.1Introduction
    • 1.3.2Interparadigmatic transfers
    • 1.3.3 Intraparadigmatic transfers
    • 1.3.4Syncretism in nominal inflection in Old Germanic languages
  • 1.4Theoretical framework
    • 1.4.1Introduction
    • 1.4.2 Analogy
    • 1.4.3Markedness
    • 1.4.4Iconicity, uniformity and transparency of the paradigms
    • 1.4.5Productivity and paradigm stability
    • 1.4.6Factors conditioning the restructuring process
      • 1.4.6.1 Frequency effects in nominal morphology
      • 1.4.6.2Salience of inflectional marking
      • 1.4.6.3Other factors: gender, semantics, syllable structure
  • 1.5Methodology of the research
    • 1.5.1Terms and definitions
    • 1.5.2The corpora: Characteristics and methodological considerations
    • 1.5.3Scope of the study and procedures
  • Notes