Elements with ambiguous morphological status: The marker -idz(o) in Griko

• Koutsoukos, Nikos ^[1] ; Ralli, Angela ^[1]
  1. [1] University of Patras

     University of Patras

     Dimos Patras, Grecia

     
• Localización: Quaderns de filología. Estudis lingüístics, ISSN 1135-416X, Nº 18, 2013 (Ejemplar dedicado a: Theoretical and Empirical Advances in Word Formation), págs. 13-23
• Idioma: español
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  • In this paper, we examine some verbal formations with the element -idz(o) in Griko, a Greek-based dialect spoken in South Italy, and argue that -idz(o) has an ambiguous morphological status. We show that in some formations idz(o) seems to have undergone a change from a prototypical derivational suffix to a simple inflection-class indicator. We also propose that this change is triggered by a tendency of the Griko verbal system to level its inflection classes and provide evidence for a grammaticalization case affecting derivational material.