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Cambridge University Press Word Formation In English

Cambridge University Press Word Formation In English

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... implementation of the basic notions introduced in chapter 1 in the actual analysis of word structure in English. First the notion of the morpheme is scrutinized with its problems of the mapping of form ... italicized words in (13) and think about the question whether kicks in (13a), drinking in (13b), or students in (13c) should be regarded as ‘new words’ in the sense of our definition. (13) ... word in a given language. Consider, for example, the smell of fresh rain in a forest in the fall. Certainly a unified concept, but we would not consider the smell of fresh rain in a forest in...
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An Overview into the Semantic of Questions in English and Vietnamese

An Overview into the Semantic of Questions in English and Vietnamese

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... the other hand, in English, a rising intonation is important when using tag questions. In fact, rising intonation is the only feature that makes this type of questions distinct from declarative ... điểm nào?b) Types of questions in English In English, there are many ways to categorize and define questions. In “Practical English Usage”, questions are classified into 4 main types (Swan, 2003): ... for seeking information. However, there are some sentences in the form of questions but they don’t require an answer. We often use those sentences for greeting purposes. In terms of speaking purposes,...
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Cambridge University Press Word Formation In English - Affixation

Cambridge University Press Word Formation In English - Affixation

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... certain sets of affixes can also be illustrated by another interesting phenomenon. Both in compounding and in certain cases of affixation it is possible to coordinate two words by leaving out ... permanently incorporated into the mental lexicons of speakers, thereby often adopting idiosyncratic meanings, such as antiquity ‘state of being antique’ or ‘ancient time’, curiosity ‘quality of being ... this insight would lead us to think that the words in (5a) behave exactly like compounds on the basis of native words. For instance, a blackboard is a kind of board, a kitchen sink is a kind of...
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Cambridge University Press Word Formation In English - Compounding

Cambridge University Press Word Formation In English - Compounding

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... when combined with a vowel-initial final combining form, but that do take -o- when combined with a consonant-initial final combining form. And indeed, such data exist: the initial combining form ... building for growing plants’ ‘a house that is green’ c. óperating instructions operating instrúctions ‘instructions for operating something’ ‘instructions that are operating’ d. instálling ... (instead of a prefix or a suffix or a root-final <o>). In the vast majority of cases we find the linking element -o- in all of the above compounds, but there are a number of interesting...
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Cambridge University Press Word Formation In English

Cambridge University Press Word Formation In English

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... meaning of interview and the meaning of the ingredient morphemes inter- and view, you can observe that the meaning of interview is not the sum of the meaning of its parts. The meaning of inter- ... kind of process, i.e. the addition of meaning by means of vowel alternation, is evidenced in English in certain cases of past tense formation and of plural marking on nouns, as illustrated in ... could be defined in four other ways: in terms of sound structure (i.e. phonologically), in terms of its internal integrity, in terms of meaning (i.e. semantically), or in terms of sentence...
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