English lexicogenesis

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This volume investigates the processes by which novel words in English are coined, adopted, and adapted, such as affixation, compounding, and clipping. It looks at the interaction between word-forming operations, expressive morphology, and language play, and will appeal to all those interested in English etymology, lexicography, and morphology.

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Full title :English lexicogenesis / D. Gary Miller.

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Publication Date:2014.
Edition:1st ed

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Publisher(s):Oxford University Press
Place of Publication:Oxford
Language:eng
Publication Date:2014.

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Description:xxii, 312 pages : : illustrations ; : 24 cm

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ISBN:9780199689880, 0199689881, 0191004200, 9780191004209
oclc:ocn852830095
LC Classification:PE1571
Dewey Decimal:425/.92

Theoretical assumptions -- Productivity and constraints -- Compounding -- New patterns of derivation -- Novel word crafting -- Metaphor and metonymy -- Folk etymology and tabu -- The cycle of expressivity -- Phonological form and abridgments -- Sound symbolism -- Clipping -- Blending -- Formative extraction, combining forms, and neoclassical compounding -- Reduplicative and conjunctive formations -- Core and expressive morphology: Conclusion.

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