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Record Nr.

UNINA9910465862703321

Autore

Mattiello Elisa

Titolo

Analogy in word-formation : a study of English neologisms and occasionalisms / / Elisa Mattiello

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Berlin, [Germany] ; ; Boston, [Massachusetts] : , : De Gruyter Mouton, , 2017

©2017

ISBN

3-11-054973-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (258 pages)

Collana

Trends in Linguistics. Studies and Monographs, , 1861-4302 ; ; Volume 309

Disciplina

428.2

Soggetti

English language - Grammar

Language and languages

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

Frontmatter -- 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