Book contents
- Reflections on English Word-Formation
- Reflections on English Word-Formation
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Acknowledgements
- Conventions and Abbreviations
- 1 Introduction
- Part I Basic Questions
- Part II Semantic Questions
- Part III Syntactic Questions
- Part IV Interfaces
- Part V Patterns of Word-Formation in English
- 20 Reflections on the Limits of Conversion
- 21 Reflections on Back-Formation
- 22 Reflections on Coordinative Compounds
- 23 Reflections on the Irregularity of Prepositions
- 24 Reflections on Reduplication
- Part VI Historical Questions
- Part VII Questions Involving Inflection
- Index of Topics
- Index of English Word-Forming Elements
- References
20 - Reflections on the Limits of Conversion
from Part V - Patterns of Word-Formation in English
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 03 October 2025
Book contents
- Reflections on English Word-Formation
- Reflections on English Word-Formation
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Acknowledgements
- Conventions and Abbreviations
- 1 Introduction
- Part I Basic Questions
- Part II Semantic Questions
- Part III Syntactic Questions
- Part IV Interfaces
- Part V Patterns of Word-Formation in English
- 20 Reflections on the Limits of Conversion
- 21 Reflections on Back-Formation
- 22 Reflections on Coordinative Compounds
- 23 Reflections on the Irregularity of Prepositions
- 24 Reflections on Reduplication
- Part VI Historical Questions
- Part VII Questions Involving Inflection
- Index of Topics
- Index of English Word-Forming Elements
- References
Summary
The distinction between coercion and conversion is not always clear, and it is suggested here that this is because both are types of metonymy and it is not always clear when there is a shift from one word-class to another and when there is not.
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