Pairing Name Blending in English

doi:10.18627/jslg.35.4.202002.469

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Pairing Name Blending in English 영어의 페어링 이름 혼성어 연구: 강은경
Kang, Eungyeong

29 February 2020. pp. 469-484

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Abstract

The current study investigates the blending of names in English. Using data of pairing names from the Internet fandom sites of the Harry Potter series, this study describes the phonological and morphological features of name blends in English and compares them with those of lexical blends. It is shown that name blending is constrained by similar phonological constraints regulating lexical blending such as maximization of input segments and segmental overlaps. On the other hand, it is found out that the length of name blends generally corresponds to that of the longer source words, not to that of the right-hand source word. From the morphological perspective, it is pointed out that name blending shows the development of paradigms possibly leading to putative splinters, just as lexical blending.

Keywords

blends

English

pairing names

fan fiction

the length rule

References

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강은경. 2018. 혼성어 형성의 중요성에 대하여. 『언어학연구』 49, 103-121.
Algeo, J. 1977. Blends, a structural and systemic view. American Speech 52.1, 47-64. 10.2307/454719
Arndt-Lappe, S. and I. Plag. 2013. The role of prosodic structure in the formation of English blends. English Language and Linguistics 17.3, 537-563. 10.1017/S1360674313000154
Bat-El, O. 1996. Selecting the Best of the Worst: the Grammar of Hebrew Blends. Phonology 13, 286-328. 10.1017/S0952675700002657
Bat-El, O. 2006. Blends. In K. Brown (ed.), Encyclopedia of Language and Linguistics. 2nd Edition. Oxford: Elsevier. 10.1016/B0-08-044854-2/00109-7
Bat-El, O. and E. G. Cohen. 2012. Stress in English blends: A constraint-based analysis. Cross-disciplinary perspectives on lexical blending, 193-212.
Bryant, M. 1974. Blends are increasing. American Speech 49, 163-184. 10.2307/3087796
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DiGirolamo, C. M. 2012. The fandom pairing name: blends and the phonology-orthography interface. Names 60.4, 231-243. 10.1179/0027773812Z.00000000034
Gorčević, A., S. Dazdarević, and A. L. Zoranić. 2016. Investigation of animated film blends in English discourse. Facta Universitatis series: Linguistics and Literature 14.1, 25-40.
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Publisher :The Modern Linguistic Society of Korea
Publisher(Ko) :한국현대언어학회
Journal Title :The Journal of Studies in Language
Journal Title(Ko) :언어연구
Volume : 35
No :4
Pages :469-484
DOI :https://doi.org/10.18627/jslg.35.4.202002.469

[1] 강은경. 2009. 영어 혼성어와 가장자리의 대칭성. 『영어영문학』 55.1, 129-152.

[2] 강은경. 2018. 혼성어 형성의 중요성에 대하여. 『언어학연구』 49, 103-121.

[3] Algeo, J. 1977. Blends, a structural and systemic view. American Speech 52.1, 47-64. 10.2307/454719

[4] Arndt-Lappe, S. and I. Plag. 2013. The role of prosodic structure in the formation of English blends. English Language and Linguistics 17.3, 537-563. 10.1017/S1360674313000154

[5] Bat-El, O. 1996. Selecting the Best of the Worst: the Grammar of Hebrew Blends. Phonology 13, 286-328. 10.1017/S0952675700002657

[6] Bat-El, O. 2006. Blends. In K. Brown (ed.), Encyclopedia of Language and Linguistics. 2nd Edition. Oxford: Elsevier. 10.1016/B0-08-044854-2/00109-7

[7] Bat-El, O. and E. G. Cohen. 2012. Stress in English blends: A constraint-based analysis. Cross-disciplinary perspectives on lexical blending, 193-212.

[8] Bryant, M. 1974. Blends are increasing. American Speech 49, 163-184. 10.2307/3087796

[9] Bauer, L., R. Lieber, and I. Plag. 2013. The Oxford Reference Guide to English Morphology. Oxford University Press. 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780198747062.001.0001

[10] Burt, S. 2017. The promise and potential of fan fiction. The New Yorker. August 23, 2019. [https://www.newyorker. com/books/page-turner/the-promise-and-potential-of-fan-fiction].

[11] Cannon, G. 1986. Blends in English Word Formation. Linguistics 24, 725-753. 10.1515/ling.1986.24.4.725

[12] DiGirolamo, C. M. 2012. The fandom pairing name: blends and the phonology-orthography interface. Names 60.4, 231-243. 10.1179/0027773812Z.00000000034

[13] Gorčević, A., S. Dazdarević, and A. L. Zoranić. 2016. Investigation of animated film blends in English discourse. Facta Universitatis series: Linguistics and Literature 14.1, 25-40.

[14] Gries, S. 2004. Shouldn’t it be Breakfunch? A Quantitative Analysis of Blend Structure in English. Linguistics 42.3, 639-667. 10.1515/ling.2004.021

[15] Gries, S. 2012. Quantitative Corpus Data on Blend Formation: Psycho- and Cognitive-linguistic Perspectives. In V. Renner, F. Maniez, and P. Arnaud (eds.), Cross-disciplinary Perspectives on Lexical Blending 252, 145-167. Walter de Gruyter.

[16] Hong, S. 2004. Properties of English Word-blends: Structural Description and Statistical Distribution. English Language and Linguistics 18, 117-140.

[17] Jin, M. 2005. English Blends: A Descriptive Study of Their Distributional Patterns and Prosodic Features. The Journal of Studies in Language 20.3, 1-38.

[18] Kang, E. 2016. Blending and creation of new morphemes. The Journal of Studies in Language 31.4, 797-816. 10.18627/jslg.31.4.201602.797

[19] Kang, E. and J. Kim. 2014. Reconsidering Stress Patterns in English Blends. Korean Journal of English Language and Linguistics 14.4, 713-740. 10.15738/kjell.14.4.201412.713

[20] Kubozono, H. 1990. Phonological Constraints on Blending in English as a Case for Phonology-Morphology Interface. Yearbook Of Morphology 3, 1-20.

[21] Lehrer, A. 1996. Identifying and interpreting blends: An experimental approach. Cognitive Linguistics 7.4, 359-390. 10.1515/cogl.1996.7.4.359

[22] Plag, I. 2003. Word-formation in English. Cambridge University Press. 10.1017/CBO9780511841323

[23] Ramat, P. 1992. Thoughts on degrammaticalization. Linguistics 30, 549-560. 10.1515/ling.1992.30.3.549

[24] Warren, B. 1990. The Importance of Combining Forms. In W. Dressler, et al. (eds.), Contemporary Morphology, 111-132. Berlin and New York: Mouton de Gruyter.

[25] Williams, E. 1981. On the Notions “Lexically Related” and “Head of a Word”. Linguistic Inquiry 12.2, 245-274.

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