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Lexical innovation : a study of slang, colloquialisms, and casual speech /

In addition to borrowing from various foreign sources, the main origins of slang terms are the activation and revitalization of existing morphological and lexical material. Metaphorical manipulation of lexical items, as the main device used for the production of slangisms, shows remarkable similarit...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Sornig, Karl
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Amsterdam : Benjamins, 1981.
Series:Pragmatics & beyond ; II:5.
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