The submorphemic conjecture in English: towards a distributed model of the cognitive dynamics of submorphemes

This study is based on a general review of the vowel and consonant clusters known as submorphemes, ideophones and phonaesthemes that are evidenced in the lexicon of the English language. The aim is to investigate the cognitive relevance of submorphology for language users and observers and try to de...

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Main Author: Didier Bottineau
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Université Jean Moulin - Lyon 3 2008-11-01
Series:Lexis: Journal in English Lexicology
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Online Access:http://journals.openedition.org/lexis/688