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Despre tratamentul contaminării lexicale în DEX
Lexical Blending in DEX

Author(s): Monica Vasileanu
Subject(s): Lexis, Historical Linguistics
Published by: Editura Universităţii din Bucureşti
Keywords: lexical blending; lexicography; etymology; lexical contamination;

Summary/Abstract: The article discusses the 62 words coined, according to DEX (Dicționarul explicativ al limbii române), by contamination (Ro. contaminare), a special type of lexical blending. However, at a closer look, 25 words seem to have other etymological interpretations. The remaining 37 blends are analysed in an attempt to find the succesful blending patterns, since these patterns seem to be language-specific.

  • Issue Year: LXX/2021
  • Issue No: 70
  • Page Range: 133-149
  • Page Count: 17
  • Language: Romanian