Double -er suffixation in English: morphological, phonological and sociolinguistic reflections
In this article, I examine a relatively little discussed phenomenon which appears to be increasingly prevalent in contemporary English, namely the reduplication of the deverbal -er suffix on phrasal verbs to produce forms such as washer upper, looker outer and asker outer. I look at some of the morp...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Université Jean Moulin - Lyon 3
2009-09-01
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| Series: | Lexis: Journal in English Lexicology |
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| Online Access: | http://journals.openedition.org/lexis/867 |