The derivational map of Old English and the limits of gradual derivation

[EN] This journal article deals with Old English word-formation as represented by a derivational map. In a derivational map, lexical derivation applies gradually, so that a process only occurs at a time and affixes are attached one by one. This theoretical and methodological stance holds good for most derivations but there is also evidence of non-gradual formations with the prefixes ¿-, ge-, or-, twi-, ¿ri-, and un-. After discussing the relevant derivatives with each of the aforementioned affixes, the conclusions are reached that non-gradual formations arise in frequent word-formation patterns; they constitute, with few exceptions, an adjectival phenomenon; and they are mainly associated with secondary derivational functions. Regarding the derivational map of Old English, the conclusion is drawn that non-gradual formations have to be represented by means of reconstructed forms so that each node represents one lexeme and each edge marks one morphological process. This research has been funded by through the grant FFI2011-29532, which is gratefully acknowledged. Lacalle Palacios, M. (2013). The derivational map of Old English and the limits of gradual derivation. Revista de Lingüística y Lenguas Aplicadas. 8(1):110-119. https://doi.org/10.4995/rlyla.2013.1308 Beard, R. and Volpe, M. (2005). "Lexeme-Morpheme Base Morphology", in P. Stekauer and R. Lieber (eds.), Handbook of Word-Formation. Dordrecht: Springer, 189-205. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/1-4020-3596-9_8 Bosworth, J. and T. N. Toller. 1973 (1898). An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary. Oxford: Oxford University Press. Clark Hall, J. R. 1996 (1896). A Concise Anglo-Saxon Dictionary. Toronto: University of Toronto Press. Haselow, A. (2011). Typological Changes in the Lexicon. Berlin: Mouton de Gruyter. Kastovsky, D. (2006). "Typological Changes in Derivational Morphology", in A. van Kemenade and B. Los (eds.), The Handbook of The History of English. Oxford: Blackwell, 151-177. Martín Arista, J. (2008). "Unification and separation in a functional theory of morphology", in R. Van Valin (ed.), Investigations of the Syntax-Semantics- Pragmatics Interface. Amsterdam: John Benjamins, 119-145. Martín Arista, J. (2009). "A Typology of Morphological Constructions", in C. Butler and J. Martín Arista (eds.), Deconstructing Constructions. Amsterdam: John Benjamins, 85-115. Martín Arista, J. (2010a). "Lexical negation in Old English", NOWELE-North-Western European Language Evolution 60/61: 89-108. Martín Arista, J. (2010b). "OE