English Complex Words : Exercises in Construction and Translation

• Record Nr.: UNINA9911008950603321
• Autore: Twardzisz Piotr
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Amsterdam/Philadelphia : , : John Benjamins Publishing Company, , 2023; ©2023
• ISBN: 9789027249708; 9027249709
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (406 pages)
• Classificazione: HF 240
• Disciplina: 422
• Soggetti: English language - Word formation; English language - Suffixes and prefixes; English language - Compound words; Complexity (Linguistics); Word (Linguistics)
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Nota di contenuto: Intro -- List of abbreviations -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- Chapter I. 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Suffixation -- -able/-ible -- Introduction -- Construction -- Translation -- Key -- -acy -- Introduction -- Construction -- Translation -- Key -- -age -- Introduction -- Construction -- Translation -- Key -- -al/-arj (adjectival) -- Introduction -- Construction -- Translation -- Key -- -al (nominal) -- Introduction -- Construction -- Key -- -an -- Introduction -- Construction -- Key -- -ance/-ence -- Introduction -- Construction -- Translation -- Key -- -ancy/-ency -- Introduction -- Construction -- Translation -- Key -- -ant -- Introduction -- Construction -- Translation -- Key -- -arian -- Introduction -- Construction -- Translation -- Key -- -ary -- Introduction -- Construction -- Translation -- Key -- -ate (verbal) -- Introduction -- Construction -- Translation -- Key -- -ate (adjectival/nominal) -- Introduction -- Construction -- Translataion -- Key -- -ation -- Introduction -- Construction -- Translation -- Key -- -dom -- Introduction -- Construction -- Translation.; ed -- Introduction -- Construction -- Translation -- Key -- -ee -- Introduction -- Construction -- Translation -- Key -- -en -- Introduction -- Construction -- Translation -- Key -- -er/-or -- Introduction -- Construction -- Translation -- Key -- -ery -- Introduction -- Construction -- Translation -- -ess -- Introduction -- Construction -- Translation -- Key -- -ette -- Introduction -- Construction -- Translation -- -free -- Introduction -- Construction -- Translation -- Key -- -ful (adjectival) -- Introduction -- Construction -- Translation -- Key -- -ful (nominal) -- Introduction -- Construction -- Translation -- Key -- -hood -- Introduction -- Construction -- Translation -- Key -- -ic(al) -- Introduction -- Construction -- Translation -- Key -- -ician -- Introduction -- Construction -- Translation -- Key -- -ie/-y -- Introduction -- Construction -- Key -- -ify -- Introduction -- Construction -- Translation -- Key -- -ish -- Introduction -- Construction -- Translation -- Key -- -ism -- Introduction -- Construction -- Translation -- Key -- -ist -- Introduction -- Construction -- ; Translation -- Key -- -ite -- Introduction -- Construction -- Translation -- Key -- -ity -- Introduction -- Construction -- Translation -- Key -- -ive -- Introduction -- Construction -- Translation -- Key -- -ize/-ise -- Introduction -- Construction -- Translation -- Key -- -less -- Introduction -- Construction -- Translation -- Key -- -like -- Introduction -- Construction -- Translation -- Key -- -ly -- Introduction -- Construction -- Translation -- -ment -- Introduction -- Construction -- Translation -- Key -- -monger -- Introduction -- Translation -- -ness -- Introduction -- Construction -- Translation -- Key -- -ory -- Introduction -- Adjectives -- Nouns -- Construction -- Key -- -ous -- Introduction -- Construction -- Translation -- Key -- -ship -- Introduction.; Construction -- Translation -- Key -- -some -- Introduction -- Construction -- Translation -- -ster -- Introduction -- Construction -- -th -- Introduction -- Construction -- Translation -- Key -- -ward(s) -- Introduction -- Construction -- Translation -- Key -- -wise -- Introduction -- Construction -- Translation -- -worthy -- Introduction -- Construction -- Translation -- Key -- -y -- Introduction -- Construction -- Translation -- Chapter III. Compounding -- Noun-noun compounds -- Introduction -- Construction -- Translation -- Key -- Noun-verb-ed/-en compounds -- Introduction -- Construction -- Translation -- Key -- Noun-verb-ing compounds -- Introduction -- Construction -- Key -- Noun-verb-er compounds -- Introduction -- Construction -- Translation -- Key -- …-…-er compounds -- Introduction -- Construction -- Translation -- Key -- Adjective-verb-ed/-en compounds -- Introduction -- Construction -- Translation -- Key -- Adjective/adverb-verb-ing compounds -- Introduction -- Translation -- Adverb-verb-ed/-en compounds -- Introduction -- Translation -- Quantifier-verb-ed/-en compounds -- Introduction -- Translation -- Noun-verb compounds -- Introduction -- Construction -- Translation -- Key -- Phrase-/clause-/sentence-like compounds -- Introduction -- Construction -- Translation -- Key -- Blends -- Introduction -- Construction -- Key -- Reduplicative compounds -- Introduction -- Reduplicative compounds with consonant alternation -- Reduplicative compounds with vowel alternation -- Key -- Glossary of terms and concepts -- References -- Linguistic references -- Sources of data.
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