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May 1, 2023 · These lexical blends (or word blends) are seen as errors, a view that is justifiable on the basis that speakers usually ‘repair’ them (i.e., revise them in way that does not divide up minimal forms). In cases of this kind the inputs are usually taken to be single words (rather than words-as-parts-of-larger-units), and these tend to be ones that are synonymous or otherwise close in meaning.
1975: 318; Brown 1980: 20; Taylor 2012: 270). And whereas the inputs to lexical blends tend to be synonymous or nearly so, the inputs to syntactic blends tend to be more different in meaning, often with each input contributing meaning not found in the other (though as will be seen in Section 2, this is not widely recog-nized).
Summary. Blending is a type of word formation in which two or more words are merged into one so that the blended constituents are either clipped, or partially overlap. An example of a typical blend is brunch, in which the beginning of the word breakfast is joined with the ending of the word lunch. In many cases such as motel (motor + hotel) or ...
Aug 23, 2022 · Blending is a way of forming new lexical units by putting together parts of existing words. Blends can also be called portmanteau words or telescope words. One defining feature of blends that is recognized in most morphological classifications is that blends combine the initial part or whole of one word with the final part or whole of another ...
of data within the same category in both speech and written formats. Our available sources for this research were books and speeches of American presidents. In this paper, the focus is on syntactic and lexical dif-ferences in the transcription of speeches and written books of United States presidents. The main goal is to analyze
The existence of syntactic constraints in “splice” blends calls into question the theoretical use-fulness of the classification of blends into splice blends and substitution blends. The existence of syntactic and lexical constraints on alignment also supports the alignment/selection model in
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For example, that fluffy cat and the raccoon are syntactic units, or constituents in this sentence. That fluffy cat will is not a constituent in this sentence, but chase the raccoon is. Following this syntax (see Figure 7.3), we can analyse that word meanings combine in the same structured way, too.
