Predicting New Words

Predicting New Words
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Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Total Pages : 230
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ISBN-10 : 061813008X
ISBN-13 : 9780618130085
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Book Synopsis Predicting New Words by : Allan A. Metcalf

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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