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Word Formation (paragōgḗ/súnthesis), Ancient Theories of

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Author(s): Jaana Vaahtera
Abstract In ancient Greek grammatical theory, word formation falls under the heading of parts of speech. Certain parts of speech have properties of type ( eîdos) and shape ( skhêma), relating to derivation ( paragōg ) and compounding ( súnthesis), respectively. Ancient Greek grammars devote less attention to these processes than they do to derived vs. compounded words themselves. The type of a word is either primary ( prōtótypon) or derived ( parágōgon), its shape either simple ( haploûn) or compound ( diploûn).   Word formation (Word Formation (Derivation, Compounding)) produ…
Date: 2013-11-01