Creative compounding in English : the semantics of metaphorical and metonymical noun-noun combinations /

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Author / Creator:	Benczes, Réka.
Imprint:	Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : John Benjamins Pub. Co., ©2006.
Description:	1 online resource (xiv, 205 pages)
Language:	English
Series:	Human cognitive processing, 1387-6724 ; v. 19 Human cognitive processing ; v. 19.
Subject:	English language -- Compound words. English language -- Noun phrase. English language -- Semantics. Metaphor. English language -- Compound words. English language -- Noun phrase. English language -- Semantics. Metaphor. Electronic books.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11195821

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ISBN:	9789027293183 902729318X 9789027223739 9027223734 9027223734 9786612155307 6612155302 128215530X 9781282155305
Digital file characteristics:	data file
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index. English. Print version record.
Summary:	Metaphorical and metonymical compounds - novel and lexicalised ones alike - are remarkably abundant in language. Yet how can we be sure that when using an expression such as land fishing in order to speak about metal detecting, the referent will be immediately understood even if the hearer had not been previously familiar with the compound? Accordingly, this book sets out to explore whether the semantics of metaphorical and metonymical noun-noun combinations can be systematically analysed within a theoretical framework, where systematicity pertains to regularities in both the cognitive.
Other form:	Print version: Benczes, Réka. Creative compounding in English. Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : John Benjamins Pub. Co., ©2006

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