Inglise leksikoloogia
words. (nt, autumn pushed harvest out, harvest tähendas nii sügist kui ka viljalõikust)
4. Motivation. Folk etymology.
Motivation reflects some feature of an object in a word (nt, cucoo! Duck ducan (sukelduma)). Types
of mot:
a)phonetics- called sound imitation (onomatopoeia), (nt, murmur, bang, giggle, whistle).
b)morphologial mot- the meaning of a word is motivated by the meaning of morphemes(separate
elements), (nt, speak-er, ice-cream, beauty-ful)
c)semantic mot is based on the coexistance of the direct and figurative meanings(nt, the nose of the
boat)
d)faded vs clear mot new words are always motivated. (nt, ööbik-nighttingale, knight ja singer). Time
goes, motivation shanges. If motivation is not clear, people try to give their own explanation. Folk
etymology-when motivation is not clear, people give their own explanation to a certain extent. It is folk
etmymology. It happenes to borrowed words most often (nt, french etiquette quite the ticket, meaning
proper, polite)
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