Some Further Observations on the Spelling of English Compounds

Some Further Observations on the Spelling of English Compounds

This paper explores the main factors which determine the spelling of English N+N compounds. On the basis of a corpus extracted from LDCE (2000) and LDCE (2003), I discuss the following factors, which may have an influence on the spelling of English N+N compounds: the number of syllables, the morphol...

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Main Author: Stanimir Rakić
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of Ljubljana Press (Založba Univerze v Ljubljani) 2010-05-01
Series:ELOPE
Subjects:
English compounds
spelling
syllables
morphological structure
phonotactic transitions
factors ranking
Online Access:https://journals.uni-lj.si/elope/article/view/3251

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