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22 The lexicon: partial compositionality (1)

Partial compositionality develops in meaning and in pronunciation, less frequently in spelling. It is extremely common in proper names.

Dustbin:

  1. MEANING(dust) = STAUB
    MEANING(bin) = KÜBEL
    tex2html_wrap_inline769 = MÜLLEIMER
  2. SPELLING(dust) = "dust"
    SPELLING(bin) = "bin"
    tex2html_wrap_inline775 = "dustbin"
  3. PRON(dust) = [dVst]
    PRON(bin) = [bIn]
    tex2html_wrap_inline781 = [dVsbIn]


Dafydd Gibbon
Thu May 30 21:11:57 MET DST 1996