19.1517, Qs: Project of Research on Word-Formation

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Subject: 19.1517, Qs: Project of Research on Word-Formation

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Date: 05-May-2008
From: Pascal Biesenbach < hkrauh at uni-wuppertal.de >
Subject: Project of Research on Word-Formation

 

	
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Date: Thu, 08 May 2008 10:23:23
From: Pascal Biesenbach [hkrauh at uni-wuppertal.de]
Subject: Project of Research on Word-Formation
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We are searching for neologisms which are the result of word-formation by
suffixation. The purpose of this research is the analysis of underlying
structures. The results of the sources employed so far (e.g. traditional
handbooks on word-formation, Dictionary of Neologisms, Reverse
Dictionaries, Research and Development Unit for English Studies RDUES)) are
not sufficient for setting up a representative corpus.

Our question: Is there a useful alternative to the works of reference
mentioned above, e.g. is there a way to get electronic access to neologisms
in English newspapers?

We would be grateful for a reply
Pascal Biesenbach 

Linguistic Field(s): Morphology






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