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Analogy in Word-formation: A Study of English Neologisms and Occasionalisms

By Elisa Mattiello

Book information

Publisher
De Gruyter Mouton
Year
2017
ISBN
9783110551419, 9783110548594, 9783110637175
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
2 MB (2376748 bytes)
Series
Trends in Linguistics. Studies and Monographs [TiLSM]; 309
Pages
257\258
Time added
2023-05-24 07:40:53

Description

This book fills a gap in lexical morphology, especially with reference to analogy in English word-formation. Many studies have focused their interest on the role played by analogy within English inflectional morphology. However, the analogical mechanism also deserves investigation on account of its relevance to neology in English. This volume provides in-depth qualitative analyses and stimulating quantitative findings in this realm. Preface Contents 1. Introduction 2. New words, neologisms, and nonce words 3. Analogy in English word-formation 4. Analogy in specialised language 5. Analogy in juvenile language 6. Analogy in journalistic language 7. Analogy in literary works 8. Acceptability of new analogical words 9. Conclusions References Lexical index Subject index

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