Compounds and Compounding
by
Laurie Bauer
Book Details
Format
Paperback / Softback
Book Series
Cambridge Studies in Linguistics
ISBN-10
1108402550
ISBN-13
9781108402552
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Imprint
Cambridge University Press
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Oct 12th, 2017
Print length
208 Pages
Weight
328 grams
Dimensions
15.30 x 22.70 x 2.00 cms
Product Classification:
Grammar, syntax & morphology
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Are compounds words or phrases, neither or both? How should we classify compounds? Are compounds a linguistic universal? Why do we need compounds, when there are other ways of creating the same meanings? Based on over forty years' research, this controversial new book aims to answer these and other questions.
Are compounds words or phrases - or are they neither or both? How should we classify compounds? How can we deal with the fact that the relationship between the elements of sugar pill (''pill made of sugar'') is different from that in sea-sickness pill (''pill to prevent sea-sickness'')? Are compounds a linguistic universal? How much do languages vary in the way their compounds work? Why do we need compounds, when there are other ways of creating the same meanings? Are so-called neoclassical compounds like photograph really compounds? Based on more than forty years'' research, this controversial new book sets out to answer these and many other questions.
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