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1 online resource (451 pages). |
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polychrome |
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text file |
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Amsterdam studies in the theory and history of linguistic science. Series IV, Current issues in linguistic theory ; v. 316
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Amsterdam studies in the theory and history of linguistic science. Series IV, Current issues in linguistic theory ; v. 316.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Compound Words in Spanish; Editorial page; Title page; LCC data; Table of contents; List of figures; List of tables; List of abbreviations used; Preface & acknowledgments; Introduction; Chapter 1. Definitions; Chapter 2. The internal structure of compounds; Chapter 3. Finding compounds; Chapter 4. Endocentric compounds with adverbial non-heads; Chapter 5. Endocentric compounds with nominal non-heads; Chapter 6. Endocentric compounds with nominal heads and nominal/adjectival modifiers; Chapter 7. Exocentric patterns; Chapter 8. Concatenative compounds. |
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Chapter 9. Historical developments in Spanish compoundingReferences; APPENDIX 1: Compound dataset; Subject index; Word index. |
| Summary |
This is the first book devoted entirely to the history of compound words in Spanish. Based on data obtained from Spanish dictionaries and databases of the past thousand years, it documents the evolution of the major compounding patterns of the language. It analyzes the structural, semantic, and orthographic features of each compound type, and also provides a description of its Latin antecedents, early attestations, and relative frequency and productivity over the centuries. The combination of qualitative and quantitative data shows that although most compound types have survived, they have und. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Spanish language -- Compound words.
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Spanish language -- Compound words. |
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Spanish language. |
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Spanish language -- Word formation.
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Spanish language -- Word formation. |
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Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Moyna, María Irene. Compound words in Spanish. Amsterdam ; Philadelphia, PA. : John Benjamins 2011 9789027248343 (DLC) 2011000203 (OCoLC)695860279 |
| ISBN |
9789027287137 (electronic book) |
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9027287139 (electronic book) |
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1283174944 |
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9781283174947 |
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9789027248343 |
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9027248346 |
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