In:Pejorative Suffixes and Combining Forms in English
José A. Sánchez Fajardo
[Studies in Language Companion Series 222] 2022
► pp. 141–161
Chapter 5From resemblance to pejoration
Published online: 9 February 2022
https://doi.org/10.1075/slcs.222.05
https://doi.org/10.1075/slcs.222.05
Article outline
- 5.1When partial resemblance meets evil
- 5.2The suffix ‑ish
- 5.2.1Forms and functions of -ish
- 5.2.2Constructional schemas of -ish pejoratives
- 5.2.3What schemas tell us about pejoratives ending in -ish
- 5.3The suffix ‑oid
- 5.3.1Forms and functions of -oid pejoratives
- 5.3.2Constructional schemas of -oid pejoratives
- 5.3.3What schemas tell us about pejoratives ending in -oid
- 5.4The suffix -aster
- 5.4.1Forms and functions of -aster pejoratives
- 5.4.2Constructional schemas of -aster pejoratives
- 5.4.3What schemas tell us about pejoratives ending in -aster
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