On deverbal word formation as condensation of previous mental patterns

This chapter approaches the lexigenetic processes of deverbalization. It raises the question whether we simply come across words as we speak or, rather, use them as a starting point. Although there is a feeling to believe the former and to argue that there are parallel predicactantial processes, both analytical and synthetic, this paper still attempts to comprehend the process of production of new words in which the signifies, in a dynamic sense, are successively immersed within a continuum, between two states of synchrony. Keywords: lexigenetic processes, deverbalization, conceptualization

• Affiliations: 1: University of Murcia