Glossary entry

Portuguese term or phrase:

larga produtividade derivacional

English translation:

high derivational productivity

Added to glossary by zabrowa
Apr 24, 2014 14:36
10 yrs ago
Portuguese term

larga produtividade derivacional

Portuguese to English Social Sciences Linguistics
O Q tem uma larga produtividade derivacional!
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Apr 24, 2014 14:36: changed "Kudoz queue" from "In queue" to "Public"

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high derivational productivity

In linguistics, we usually speak of 'high', not 'large' productivity, which "smells" like a translation.

Example:

www.lotpublications.nl/publish/articles/004489/bookpart.pdf
This would mean that the claim that **high derivational productivity** is more typical of written speech has no theoretical motivation. On the one hand this may ...

www.stanford.edu/.../papers/odonnell-cogsci11.pdf
Stanford University
by TJ O’Donnell - ‎Cited by 19 - ‎Related articles
duced and understood because the linguistic system pro- vides productive ... linguistic structures. ..... ies tend to underrepresent **high–productivity affixes**
cogsci.uni-osnabrueck.de/~qitl/.../Gaeta-Ricca.rtf‎
University of Osnabrück
by L Gaeta - ‎Cited by 1 - ‎Related articles
3rd singular imperfect vs 3rd plural imperfect and so on), that should be expected to show **the same (very high) productivity** on linguistic grounds, but give highly ...

www.researchgate.net/profile/...and.../3deec52283f4945552.p...
by I Plag - ‎Cited by 86 - ‎Related articles
TO APPEAR IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND LINGUISTICS 3.2 (NOVEMBER ...... offer a functional explanation for the **high productivity of abstract nouns** in the ...
Peer comment(s):

agree T o b i a s
3 hrs
Thanks, Tobias!
agree Mario Freitas : Indeed, Muriel. High and not large.
15 hrs
Thanks, Mario!
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large derivational productivity

Estava equivocado em minha primeira resposta. Graças à observação do Claudio percebi o que o termo derivacional existe e que a expressão "derivational productivity" encontra-se amplamente respaldada nas ferramentas de busca.

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Note added at 42 mins (2014-04-24 15:18:09 GMT)
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Digo "equivocada"
Peer comment(s):

agree Mario Freitas :
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Obrigada, Mario
agree Clauwolf
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Obrigada, Claudio
neutral Muriel Vasconcellos : I wouldn't say 'large' in this context. See my answer. We use 'high' in linguistics, and also in general English when speaking of productivity.
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Obrigada pelo seu ótimo comentário, Muriel.
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