Extra-grammatical Morphology in English : : Abbreviations, Blends, Reduplicatives, and Related Phenomena / / Elisa Mattiello.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter DGBA Backlist Complete English Language 2000-2014 PART1
• VerfasserIn: Mattiello, Elisa,
• Place / Publishing House: Berlin ;, Boston : : De Gruyter Mouton, , [2013]; ©2013
• Year of Publication: 2013
• Language: English
• Series: Topics in English Linguistics [TiEL] , 82
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (340 p.)
• Other title: Frontmatter --; Preface --; Contents --; Chapter 1 Introduction --; Chapter 2 The theoretical framework --; Chapter 3 Abbreviations --; Chapter 4 Blends --; Chapter 5 Reduplicatives --; Chapter 6 Minor phenomena --; Chapter 7 Extra-grammatical formations in use --; Chapter 8 Conclusions --; Notes --; References --; Lexical index --; Subject index
• Format: Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
• ISBN: 9783110295399; 9783110238570; 9783110238457; 9783110636970; 9783110742961; 9783110317350; 9783110317244; 9783110317237
• ISSN: 1434-3452
• DOI: 10.1515/9783110295399
• Access: restricted access
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: Elisa Mattiello.

Extra-grammatical morphology is a hitherto neglected area of research, highly marginalised because of its irregularity and unpredictability. Yet many neologisms in English are formed by means of extra-grammatical mechanisms, such as abbreviation, blending and reduplication, which therefore deserve both greater attention and more systematic study. This book analyses such phenomena.