THE COMPOUNDABILITY OF PHRASES? THE PHRASABILITY OF COMPOUNDS?--PREDICTIONS FOR ENGLISH/ES.

The article discusses how the linking of words into compounds and phrases cannot account for some linguistic forms. The author comments on how the classification of linguistic constructions is determined by syntax and context. He notes how Standard Sri Lankan English (SSLE) doesn't use word stress t...

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Published in:Sri Lanka Journal of the Humanities Vol. 33; no. 1/2; pp. 49 - 57
Main Author: Ekanamaya, Tanya N. I.
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Published: Sri Lanka Journal of the Humanities 2007
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