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An Introduction to Modern English Word-Formation
A series to meet the need for books on modern English that are both up-to-date and authoritative.For the scholar, the teacher, the student and the general reader, but especially for English-speaking students of language and linguistics in institutions where English is the language of instruction, or advanced specialist students of English in universities where English is taught as a foreign language
- GenresLinguistics
238 pages, Kindle Edition
First published October 22, 1973
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August 20, 2017
3,5 stars
This book is a good introductory piece of work to consult definitions and examples in the matter of linguistic research. It is very well organized in sections and very clear. I was interested more particularly in the neo-classical compounds section, but the rest of the section seem quite feasible for the ordinary studying introducing him/herself into the matter.
Perhaps some sections are not dealt with in a very insightful way, but it's okay as an introduction.
On the other hand, it is possible that few things are outdated since it is a quite old book. I was questioning for example the claim that the particle 'bio-' can only be seen in the initial position of the word, but this would not be true if we think, for example, of the word 'microbiology', which enters into English at the beginning of the 20th century. However, I can know this easily using the OED, a tool that perhaps at that period of time (early 70s) was not as much accessible as it is now, and still less accessible as an online tool, because it simply didn't exist (Internet wasn't invented yet).
This book is a good introductory piece of work to consult definitions and examples in the matter of linguistic research. It is very well organized in sections and very clear. I was interested more particularly in the neo-classical compounds section, but the rest of the section seem quite feasible for the ordinary studying introducing him/herself into the matter.
Perhaps some sections are not dealt with in a very insightful way, but it's okay as an introduction.
On the other hand, it is possible that few things are outdated since it is a quite old book. I was questioning for example the claim that the particle 'bio-' can only be seen in the initial position of the word, but this would not be true if we think, for example, of the word 'microbiology', which enters into English at the beginning of the 20th century. However, I can know this easily using the OED, a tool that perhaps at that period of time (early 70s) was not as much accessible as it is now, and still less accessible as an online tool, because it simply didn't exist (Internet wasn't invented yet).
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