Lexical Blending in Ukrainian: System or Sport?

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dc.contributor.advisorPounder, Amanda
dc.contributor.authorWinters, Svitlana
dc.contributor.committeememberFlynn, Darin
dc.contributor.committeememberBratishenko, Elena
dc.contributor.committeememberAmadegnato, Ozouf
dc.contributor.committeememberRonneberger-Sibold, Elke
dc.date.accessioned2017-05-01T14:59:47Z
dc.date.available2017-05-01T14:59:47Z
dc.date.issued2017
dc.date.submitted2017en
dc.description.abstractThis dissertation examines the formal, semantic, and syntactic mechanisms involved in the formation and processing of blends in Ukrainian. The objectives pursued in this research are (i) to provide a comprehensive definition of blending, (ii) to determine whether there are any formal, semantic, and syntactic regularities in the formation of blends in Ukrainian, and (iii) to learn what factors facilitate recognition of source words, as well as interpretation of meanings of Ukrainian blends. The objectives are achieved by critically analyzing the relevant literature, conducting an analysis of a corpus of Ukrainian blends, and running three psycholinguistic experiments with native speakers of Ukrainian. Based on the analysis, a comprehensive definition of blending is proposed, which establishes the boundaries between blends and other complex words that resemble them (for example, clipped compounds). The analysis of the corpus of Ukrainian blends compiled in the course of this research reveals a number of regularities in blending. Based on these regularities, a system of formal, semantic and categorial rules which account for the formation of blends in Ukrainian are proposed. Finally, the results of the psycholinguistic experiments reveal that the following factors affect the likelihood of recognition of the source words and accurate understanding of the meaning of blends: the structure of the blend, the modality of presentation of the blend, and the amount of time allotted for its processing.en_US
dc.identifier.citationWinters, S. (2017). Lexical Blending in Ukrainian: System or Sport? (Doctoral thesis, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada). Retrieved from https://prism.ucalgary.ca. doi:10.11575/PRISM/26753en_US
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/26753
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11023/3756
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisher.facultyGraduate Studies
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Calgaryen
dc.publisher.placeCalgaryen
dc.rightsUniversity of Calgary graduate students retain copyright ownership and moral rights for their thesis. You may use this material in any way that is permitted by the Copyright Act or through licensing that has been assigned to the document. For uses that are not allowable under copyright legislation or licensing, you are required to seek permission.
dc.subjectLanguage
dc.subjectLinguistics
dc.subject.otherblending
dc.subject.otherUkrainian
dc.subject.otherpriming
dc.subject.otherword-formation
dc.titleLexical Blending in Ukrainian: System or Sport?
dc.typedoctoral thesis
thesis.degree.disciplineLinguistics
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of Calgary
thesis.degree.nameDoctor of Philosophy (PhD)
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