Ordered chaos : the interpretation of English noun-noun compounds
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Ordered chaos : the interpretation of English noun-noun compounds
(University of California publications in linguistics, v. 123)
University of California Press, c1994
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Bibliography: p. 443-449
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This work presents a model for novel compound interpretation using cognitive grammar and schema theory. The model, based on the analysis of established compounds and responses to novel compounds, claims that speakers try using real-world schemes attached to both element nouns to construct a relationship between them by matching already established patterns. When this is impossible, speakers often "metaphorize" the head noun.
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