02691nam 2200637 a 450 991081118140332120240516204312.03-11-029540-73-11-029539-310.1515/9783110295399(CKB)2550000001096976(OCoLC)834577894(CaPaEBR)ebrary10662043(SSID)ssj0000873470(PQKBManifestationID)11435837(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000873470(PQKBWorkID)10877688(PQKB)11493436(MiAaPQ)EBC976721(DE-B1597)178548(OCoLC)853261762(DE-B1597)9783110295399(Au-PeEL)EBL976721(CaPaEBR)ebr10662043(CaONFJC)MIL503510(OCoLC)829462123(EXLCZ)99255000000109697620130308d2013 uy 0gerurcn|||||||||txtccrExtra-grammatical morphology in English abbreviations, blends, reduplicatives, and related phenomena /by Elisa Mattiello1st ed.Berlin De Gruyter Mouton20131 online resource (350 p.) Topics in English Linguistics [TiEL] ;82Topics in English linguistics,1434-3452 ;82Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph3-11-029386-2 1-299-72259-8 Includes bibliographical references and indexes. Frontmatter -- Preface -- Contents -- Chapter 1 Introduction -- Chapter 2 The theoretical framework -- Chapter 3 Abbreviations -- Chapter 4 Blends -- Chapter 5 Reduplicatives -- Chapter 6 Minor phenomena -- Chapter 7 Extra-grammatical formations in use -- Chapter 8 Conclusions -- Notes -- References -- Lexical index -- Subject indexExtra-grammatical morphology is a hitherto neglected area of research, highly marginalised because of its irregularity and unpredictability. Yet many neologisms in English are formed by means of extra-grammatical mechanisms, such as abbreviation, blending and reduplication, which therefore deserve both greater attention and more systematic study. This book analyses such phenomena.Grammar, Comparative and generalGrammar, Comparative and general.425.92Mattiello Elisa1609327MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910811181403321Extra-grammatical morphology in English4040883UNINA