Essays about: "word-formation clipping"

Found 2 essays containing the words word-formation clipping.

1. 1. LIFE IN ISOLATION - A Corpus-Based Study of the Use of the Word Element Iso during the Covid-19 Pandemic

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för språk och litteraturer

   Author : Tove Nilsson; [2021-10-04]
   Keywords : English; blending; clipping; compounding; coronavirus corpus; Covid-19; English word-formation; neologisms; semantics; vocabulary;

   Abstract : The aim of the present study is to investigate frequencies and semantic usages of the word element iso in a corpus of newspapers and magazines related to COVID-19, the so called the Coronavirus Corpus. The coronavirus pandemic has led to many new words and expressions and it is thus of interest to examine how often such neologisms are used, as well as what they might communicate semantically. READ MORE

3. 2. New Blends in the English Language

   University essay from Estetisk-filosofiska fakulteten

   Author : Anna Enarsson; [2007]
   Keywords : lingustics; blends; word-formation;

   Abstract : Titel: New Blends in the English Language Författare: Anna Enarsson Antal sidor: 29 Abstract: The aim of this essay was to identify new blends that have entered the English language. Firstly six different word-formation processes, including blending, was described. READ MORE