Predicting New Words

Author	: Allan A. Metcalf
Publisher	: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Total Pages	: 230
Release	: 2004
ISBN-10	: 061813008X
ISBN-13	: 9780618130085
Rating	: 4/5 (085 Downloads)

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Download or read book Predicting New Words written by Allan A. Metcalf and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. This book was released on 2004 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Examines the phenomenon of new word creation, offering criteria for predicting the success of new words and including the American Dialect Society's listing of words of the year from 1991 to 2001.

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