English lexicogenesis /

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 Engli...

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Main Author: Miller, D. Gary
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2014.
Edition:1st ed.
Series:Oxford linguistics.
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by Miller, D. Gary
Published 2014
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