New names from old words: related aspects of children's metaphors and word compounds  

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Elbers, Loekie

Jenis: Article from Journal - ilmiah internasional
Dalam koleksi: Journal of Child Language (ada di PROQUEST) vol. 15 no. 3 (Oct. 1988), page 591-618.

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Perpustakaan PKBB Nomor Panggil: 405/JCL/15 Non-tandon: tidak ada Tandon: 1

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Language has two mechanisms for creating new names from old words; combining morphemes and changing word meaning. Word compounds are clear cases of 'combining', metaphors of 'changing'. A categorial framework for relating compounds and metaphors is presented and used in discussing aspects of their development. COMPELLED and PREFERRED compounds and metaphors are distinguished. Preferred compounds tend to serve the function of being conceptually precise, whereas preferred metaphors tend to serve' suggestive' functions. Metaphoric compounds, which may integrate both functions, seem to be characteristic of middle childhood. Metaphors then may also acquire a language-learning function. It is suggested that the so-called literal stage. does not exist, but that the forms and functions of metaphor change in the course of development.

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