Spiderwoman/ mujer araña: N-N compounds and structural symmetry. A view from bilingual heritage speakers.

This paper tests the hypothesis that N-N combinations (N-N word compounds and phrasal compounds) share a common underlying structural symmetry that needs to be dissolved through movement of one of the nouns. Certain types of N-N combinations are in complementary distribution in Spanish and English:...

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Main Author: José Camacho
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Open Library of Humanities 2024-05-01
Series:Glossa
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Online Access:https://www.glossa-journal.org/article/id/11055/