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Publication details [#3620]

Garnes, Sara. 1978. Folk etymology as lexicalized slips of the ear. Proceedings of the International Congress of Linguists/Actes du Congrès International des Linguistes 12 : 438–440.
Publication type
Article in journal
Publication language
English

Annotation

Misinterpretations in natural speech which are not recognized as errors contribute to folk etymological relexicalization processes and linguistic change.