| Name |
ITY-NOUN CONSTRUCTION
|
| Semantic function of cxn |
Expressing an ABSTRACT OR CONCRETE QUALITY related to a DESCRIPTIVE QUALITY. |
| Slots |
1 (base) |
2 (suffix) |
| Semantic role of slots |
DESCRIPTIVE QUALITY |
NOMINALIZER |
| Syntactic form |
adjective(fragment) |
-ity /ɪtɪ/ |
| Example |
| Examples of bases and the corresponding suffixations: | secure
opportune | →
← | security
opportunity | word-final <e> in base but not in word formation | prior
real | priority
reality | stress shift in diphthongs and tripthongs | | serene | | serenity | /i:/ – /e/ | | brief | | brevity | /i:/ – /e/, /f/ – /v/ |
|
| Cxn with similar semantic function |
NESS-NOUN CONSTRUCTION
|
| General cxn-type |
word formation cxn: morphological
suffixation: nominalization
|
| Literature |
Schmid 2011: 172; Stein 2007: 115 |