A morpho-mania: analysis of the x-mania constructions by means a compounding-derivation continuum

Authors

  • Carlos Alexandre Gonçalves UFRJ/Professor Associado III
  • Heloise Gomes Thompson UFRJ/Mestranda do Programa de Letras Vernáculas

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5007/1984-8412.2013v10n1p18

Abstract

Based on Kastovsky (2009) and Gonçalves (2011a, b), for whom the distinction between the two main word formation processes – compounding and derivation – is not discrete, we present, in this paper, an analysis for mania, particle from Ancient Greek, in order to check the morphological status of formations as 'Luan-mania' ("immoderate passion for the singer Luan Santana") and 'Mengo-mania' ("obsession to the Flamengo, a soccer team"). We intend to check the position in the morphological continuum, suggested by these authors, such formative stands. Based in Gonçalves and Andrade (2012), who propose several empirical criteria to differentiate radicals and affixes, we observe the aspects by which -mania behaves as radical and the aspects by which -mania behaves as suffix.

Author Biographies

Carlos Alexandre Gonçalves, UFRJ/Professor Associado III

Professor Associado III da Faculdade de Letras da UFRJ, com pós-doutoramento, subvencionado pelo CNPq, em interface morfologia-fonologia (UNICAMP). Autor dos livros "Iniciação aos estudos morfológicos: flexão e Derivação em português" (Ed. Contexto, 2011), "Introdução à Morfologia Não-linear" (Ed. Publit, 2009) e "Otimalidade em foco: morfologia e fonologia do português" (Ed. Publit, 2009). Bolsista de produtividade em pesquisa do CNPq desde 2000. Coordenador do NEMP (Núcleo de Estudos Morfossemânticos do Português).

Heloise Gomes Thompson, UFRJ/Mestranda do Programa de Letras Vernáculas

Mestranda do Programa de Pós-graduação em Letras Vernáculas da UFRJ.

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Published

2013-05-19

Issue

Vol. 10 No. 1 (2013)

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