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Language development : the lifespan perspective /

This paper focuses on the writing of compound words in the private journals of Thomas Mann (1875-1955) and Harry Graf Kessler (1868-1937), * with special attention to their later years. It will be established that the percentage of closed compound words decreases with time while hyphenated compound...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Gerstenberg, Annette (Editor ), Voeste, Anja (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : John Benjamins Publishing Company, [2015]
Colección:Impact, studies in language and society ; Volume 37.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:This paper focuses on the writing of compound words in the private journals of Thomas Mann (1875-1955) and Harry Graf Kessler (1868-1937), * with special attention to their later years. It will be established that the percentage of closed compound words decreases with time while hyphenated compound words, medial capital spelling and separate spelling increase - resulting in a greater variety of compounds. Endogenous and exogenous factors influencing their writing will also be examined. The variability of compounds outside the orthographic norm increases noticeably in conjunction with the age of.
Descripción Física:1 online resource
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9789027268662
9027268665
ISSN:1385-7908 ;