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modes, with restrictions as described in Kabak (2007). In derivation, where there
is presumably a range of choices of suffix in many cases, morphological brachylogy
does not occur.
It therefore seems that while it is less elegant to include morphological brachylogy
amongst the operative strategies in English adverb-formation, given that paradigmatic
selection must also be recognized, it is necessary to do so. However, the
fact that it is a common strategy in various languages of the world and the fact that
it fits in well with instances of brachylogy observed elsewhere bolster its appeal.
6. Conclusion
In the coordination of adverbs in all periods of Modern English, there is one
strongly dominant pattern, X-ly and Y-ly. The minority patterns X and Y-ly and
X-ly and Y are rare in written texts of the seventeenth to nineteenth centuries, and
while they are not recognized as standard, apparently do still occasionally occur
as shown by Internet search. Given the steadily low rate of occurrence in texts, it
has not yet been possible to discern any clear trends in use in the Early and Late
Modern periods, the span of focus in this chapter. It is possible that considerations
of symmetry are strongly dominant over the desire to avoid repetition of the -ly
suffix, which has often been suggested for sequences of adverbs or adverbial modifiers
of adjectives and adverbs in which the zero form of the modifying adverb
appears. It seems likely that rhythmic considerations play a role in promoting at
least the pattern X and Y-ly, and so we would expect this asymmetric pattern to
be a common feature of spoken English. Early Modern and Late Modern texts are
unfortunately not particularly revealing of patterns of adverbial usage in the spoken
language, so that this cannot be confirmed. It was shown that both paradigmatic
selection and morphological brachylogy are available strategies for English
speakers in producing asymmetric formal patterns in adverbial coordination, the
former provided for by the systemic availability of conversion in adverb-formation
and the latter as a common strategy universally.
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