摘要：This journal article deals with the questions of affix variation and grammaticalisation
in the formation of Old English strong verbs and discusses them in the wider context
of recursivity. The analysis identifies 47 different patterns of recursivity, none of
which involves double recursivity or suffixation. The conclusions are reached that: (i)
recursivity in strong verb formation represents the relatively low figure of 9.2%; (ii)
the pure affixes constitute a coherent group; and (iii) the analysis of recursivity that is
carried out allows to relate formal properties of affix combination to functional
questions such as semantic compatibility and grammaticalisation.
关键词：Morphology, Word-Formation, Recursitivy, Old English, Strong
Verb
