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English words

Title
English words / Francis Katamba.
Author
Katamba, Francis, 1947-
Publication
London ; New York : Routledge, 1994.

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Description
xxi, 282 pages : illustrations; 23 cm
Subject
  • Lexicology
  • English language > Etymology
  • English language > New words
  • English language > Word formation
  • Englisch
  • Lexikologie
  • Wort
  • Lexicologie
  • Engels
  • Anglais (langue) > Lexicologie
  • Englisch
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. [269]-275) and index.
Contents
1. Introduction -- 2. What is a word? -- 3. Close encounters of a morphemic kind -- 4. Building words -- 5. Masquerading allomorphs -- 6. A lexicon with layers -- 7. Should English be spelt as she is spoke? -- 8. Word manufacture -- 9. Words galore -- 10. A lexical mosaic: sources of English vocabulary -- 11. The mental lexicon.
ISBN
  • 041510467X
  • 9780415104678
  • 0415104688
  • 9780415104685
  • 9780203205280
  • 0203205286
LCCN
93033393
OCLC
  • ocm28927956
  • 28927956
  • SCSB-2028965
Owning Institutions
Princeton University Library