On the Status of Conversion in Present-Day American English: Controversial Issues and Corpus-Based Study (1). On the Status of Conversion in Present-Day American English: Controversial Issues and Corpus-Based Study (1).

On the Status of Conversion in Present-Day American English: Controversial Issues and Corpus-Based Study (1)‪.‬

Atlantis, revista de la Asociacion Espanola de Estudios Anglo-Norteamericanos 2001, Dec, 23, 2

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This paper examines both theoretical and practical issues related to conversion. A quite detailed characterization of the 5329 instances identified in a 300.000-word corpus of American English written in the late 90s is provided. The examples are grouped according to the type of conversion involved. Frequency and the internal structure of words are also considered and compared with the results obtained by earlier scholars. In spite of the limitations that a corpus study imposes, the conclusions obtained seem to suggest that any item, independent of its morphological structure, may undergo conversion and this may happen in any register. Moreover, conversion seems to be an important source of new items in American English nowadays. 1. INTRODUCTION

GENRE
Professional & Technical
RELEASED
2001
December 1
LANGUAGE
EN
English
LENGTH
40
Pages
PUBLISHER
Spanish Association for Anglo-American Studies (AEDEAN)
SELLER
The Gale Group, Inc., a Delaware corporation and an affiliate of Cengage Learning, Inc.
SIZE
278.6
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