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Inferring New Vocabulary Using Online Texts
(Routledge, 2005)
**Please note that the full text is embargoed** ABSTRACT: Through small-scale sampling of relevant specialized texts to craft hands-on inferential vocabulary tasks, both students and teachers can benefit from corpus ...
The Contingent Meaning of -ex Brand Names in English
(Edinburgh University Press, 2006)
**Please note that the full text is embargoed** ABSTRACT: The –ex string found in English product and company names (e.g., Kleenex, Timex and Virex), is investigated to discover whether this ending has consistent meaning ...
Semantic incorporation as an account for some bare singular count noun uses in English
(2009)
**Please note that the full text is embargoed** ABSTRACT: This work investigates inter-related syntactic and semantic issues concerning bare singular count nouns (BSCNs) in English. I explore differences in interpretation, ...
Diachronic Change in The Discourse Markers "Why" and "Say" in American English
(Peter Lang Verlag, 2006)
**Please note that the full text is embargoed** ABSTRACT: Generational variation and contrasts in speech vs. writing are shown in usage of the discourse markers why and say across 20th century American English. Collocating ...