Publications

Authors:

Rossi, Alessandro

Title:

Theoretical and methodological aspects in evaluating morphological productivity in corpus languages: A case study on Hittite word-formation

Year:

to be published

Type of item:

Articolo in Rivista

Tipologia ANVUR:

Articolo su rivista

Language:

Inglese

Format:

A Stampa

Referee:

Sì

Name of journal:

ANNALI DEL DIPARTIMENTO DI STUDI LETTERARI, LINGUISTICI E COMPARATI. SEZIONE LINGUISTICA

ISSN of journal:

2281-6585

N° Volume:

14

Page numbers:

0-0

Keyword:

productivity, availability, derivational morphology, Hittite

Short description of contents:

This study addresses the theoretical and methodological challenges in evaluating productivity of word-formation pro- cesses in corpus languages, utilizing Hittite as a case study. Following a critical examination of the current application of the term "productivity" in Hittitological literature, a more precise definition is proposed, centered on the distinction between profitability and availability. The primary focus of this research lies in the investigation of availability. The chal- lenges associated with studying morphological productivity in an extinct corpus language are confronted through a methodology that combines linguistic and philological criteria. Linguistic criteria, based on productivity hierarchies, include the analysis of derivation from loaned bases, competing morphological rules, and derivational chains, while philological criteria draw upon insights derived from known Hittite scribal practices.

Web page:

https://serena.sharepress.it/index.php/aionlin

Product ID:

148458

Handle IRIS:

11562/1175194

Last Modified:

November 13, 2025

Bibliographic citation:

Rossi, Alessandro, Theoretical and methodological aspects in evaluating morphological productivity in corpus languages: A case study on Hittite word-formation Accepted for publication in «ANNALI DEL DIPARTIMENTO DI STUDI LETTERARI, LINGUISTICI E COMPARATI. SEZIONE LINGUISTICA» , vol. 14 , pp. 0-0

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