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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=528421219-19052005>I am making this
inquiry to the list on behalf of a colleague who asks:</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2><FONT face=Arial>I'm looking for a reasonably comprehensive
list of English compound words, whether spelled as two words, hyphenated, or
spelled as one word. Has anyone compiled such a list, or does anyone know of
corpora from which such a list might be straightforwardly
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<P><FONT face=Arial size=2>Dr. Robert Kirchner, Linguistics Dept.<BR>4-20
Assiniboia Hall, U. Alberta<BR>Edmonton, AB T6G2E7<BR>(780) 492-3480 (fax
492-0806)<BR>kirchner@ualberta.ca, </FONT><A
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<P align=left><FONT face=Arial size=2>John Newman,<BR>Department of
Linguistics<BR>Faculty of Arts, University of Alberta<BR>4-32 Assiniboia
Hall<BR>Edmonton, Alberta, T6G 2E7, CANADA<BR>Tel. (780) 492-5500, Fax. (780)
492-0806<BR>Homepage: </FONT><A href="http://www.ualberta.ca/~johnnewm/"><FONT
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