A Corpus-based Investigation of Noun to Verb Conversion in English

Chapter 1: Introduction 1.1 Conversion: an overview 1.2 Background literature relating to conversion 1.2.1 Definitions 1.2.1.1 Functional change or shift 1.2.1.2 Zero-derivation or zero-affixation 1.2.1.3 Conversion 1.2.2 Outline of the controversies associated with conversion 1.2.2.1 Controversy 1: ‘Zero’ vs Conversion 1.2.2.1.1 Arguments for the presence of a ‘zero’ in the conversion process 1.2.2.1.2 Arguments against the presence of a ‘zero’ in the conversion process 1.2.2.2 Controversy 2: Is conversion a word-formation process? 1.2.2.2.1 Grammatical word class 1.2.2.2.2 Refining the categorisation system 1.2.2.2.3 Another explanation for conversion and parts of speech 1.2.2.3 Controversy 3: Stress differences between the base and converted form 1.2.2.4 Controversy 4: Etymologically excluded pairs 1.2.2.5 Controversy 5: Direction of conversion 1.2.2.6 Controversy 6: Nonce forms