Word-level Nominalization in Choctaw

Authors

  • Marcia Haag

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.17161/KWPL.1808.319

Keywords:

Choctaw language-- Morphology, Choctaw language-- Noun phrase, Choctaw language-- Nominals

Abstract

Choctaw has a spare derivational morphology. This work discusses the limits of conversion, or zero-derivation, as a nominalization process, and shows that neither conversion nor a characteristic NP stress pattern are word formation rules. The prefix naa is a nominalizer that conforms to the theoretical constraints that both the base and the product of a word formation rule be predictable.

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How to Cite

Haag, . M. (1994). Word-level Nominalization in Choctaw. Kansas Working Papers in Linguistics, 19, 57-85. https://doi.org/10.17161/KWPL.1808.319