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Blocking

Publication: Chapter in book/Conference proceedingChapter in edited volume

Abstract

This article provides a state-of the-art view on the phenomenon of blocking, i.e. the fact that a regularly coinable complex word may be missing or be considered unacceptable due to the existence of a synonym.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationThe Oxford encyclopedia of morphology
Editors Rochelle Lieber
Place of PublicationNew York
PublisherOxford University Press
Pages1172 - 1184
ISBN (Print)9780190682361
Publication statusPublished - 2020

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