Nonmorphological Word Formation
Editorial: Elsevier
ISBN: 9780080448541
Ano de publicación: 2006
Páxinas: 675-678
Tipo: Capítulo de libro
Resumo
This article deals with two minor mechanisms for enlarging the vocabulary of a language: the reduction of the orthographic and phonological shape of already-existing items (shortening) and the creation of new items with no morphological, phonological, or orthographic motivation (word manufacture). The account of shortening devices (clipping and initialization) comprises a feature-based description of typical, central, and peripheral items, together with a brief overview of problematic cases located in borderline areas with respect to other categories, namely blends, compounds, and abbreviations. The approach, based on typicality and continuity, is intended to provide a comprehensive and systematic view of this heterogeneous area of word formation.
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