Reflections on English word-formation /
Everyone is interested in words, from questions of why they mean what they mean, to whether something is a 'real' word. Looking back over a five-decade career, the author considers ways in which word-formation has been studied, raises fundamental questions and looks for data that might hel...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge ; New York :
Cambridge University Press,
[2025].
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| Summary: | Everyone is interested in words, from questions of why they mean what they mean, to whether something is a 'real' word. Looking back over a five-decade career, the author considers ways in which word-formation has been studied, raises fundamental questions and looks for data that might help untangle old controversies. |
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| Physical Description: | viii, 242 pages ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
| ISBN: | 9781009559973 1009559974 9781009559966 1009559966 |