Approximation through suffixation: -ḍḍu/-a in Sicilian
This article investigates the use of the Sicilian suffix -ḍḍu/-a for the expression of approximation. On the basis of a survey of a corpus of ethnotexts and the outputs of a translation questionnaire, we propose that approximation is a core value in the semantic network of the suffix, expressing a c...
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| Main Authors: | Luisa Brucale, Egle Mocciaro |
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | deu |
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Universitätsbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
2023-04-01
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| Series: | Zeitschrift für Wortbildung |
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