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An analysis of phonological features of lexical blends
Zadar: University of Zadar, 2020. urn:nbn:hr:162:187615
Žinić, Lucija
University of Zadar
Department of English

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Žinić, L. (2020). An analysis of phonological features of lexical blends (Master's thesis). Zadar: University of Zadar. Retrieved from https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:162:187615

Žinić, Lucija. "An analysis of phonological features of lexical blends." Master's thesis, University of Zadar, 2020. https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:162:187615

Žinić, Lucija. "An analysis of phonological features of lexical blends." Master's thesis, University of Zadar, 2020. https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:162:187615

Žinić, L. (2020). 'An analysis of phonological features of lexical blends', Master's thesis, University of Zadar, accessed 06 January 2025, https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:162:187615

Žinić L. An analysis of phonological features of lexical blends [Master's thesis]. Zadar: University of Zadar; 2020 [cited 2025 January 06] Available at: https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:162:187615

L. Žinić, "An analysis of phonological features of lexical blends", Master's thesis, University of Zadar, Zadar, 2020. Available at: https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:162:187615

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TitleAn analysis of phonological features of lexical blends
Title (croatian)Analiza fonoloških značajki leksičkih stopljenica
AuthorLucija Žinić
MentorIvo Fabijanić (mentor)
Committee memberLidija Štrmelj (predsjednik povjerenstva)
Committee memberIvo Fabijanić (član povjerenstva)
Committee memberAnna Martinović (član povjerenstva)
GranterUniversity of Zadar
(Department of English)
Zadar
Defense date and country2020-07-02, Croatia
Scientific / art field,
discipline and subdiscipline		HUMANISTIC SCIENCES
Philology
Anglistics
Abstract
Blending is a very common and highly researched process that occurs in the everyday use of English (Cannon 1986: 725). It has many different purposes– it is humorous, sometimes used in slang, but mostly, due to their humorous nature, they are used for commercial purposes (Cannon 2000: 956). By analysing a list of 150 blends collected from various sources, this thesis presents the results to questions how the variables like syllable number, sonority levels, normalized frequency and contribution percentages of source words correlate with each other and influence the formation of blends. The results show that the fusion point occurs at the first syllable for first source words and at the second syllable for the second source word and mostly between diphthongs and vowels. Also, the contribution percentage of source words increases, as the normalized frequency of source words increases. And lastly, the overall contribution of source words decreases, as the number of syllables increases.
Abstract (croatian)
Proces stvaranja leksičkih stopljenica slovi kao izrazito istražen tvorbeni proces koji se pojavljuje u svakodnevnoj upotrebi engleskog jezika (Cannon 1986: 725). Stopljenice imaju nekoliko različitih uloga – humoristične su, često se koriste u žargonu, reklamama i te raznima drugim medijima (Cannon 2000: 956). Analizom 150 stopljenica, prikazani su rezultati na pitanja kako varijable poput broja slogova, ljestvice zvonkosti, normalizirane frekvencije i doprinos pojedine riječi koreliraju jedna sa drugom i kakav to utjecaj ima na stopljenicu. Rezultati su pokazali da je mjesto stapanja stopljenica smješteno na prvi slog prve riječi te na drugo slog druge riječi te da se događa najčešće između samoglasnika i diftonga. Također je prikazano kako se postotak doprinosa pojedine riječi povećava kako se frekvencija te riječi povećava te kako se postotak doprinosa pojedine riječi smanjuje ako se broj slogova te riječi povećava.
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Languageenglish
URN:NBNurn:nbn:hr:162:187615
Study programmeTitle: English Language and Literature (double major); specializations in: Teaching, Research
Course: Teaching
Study programme type: university
Study level: graduate
Academic / professional title: magistar/magistra edukacije engleskog jezika i književnosti (magistar/magistra edukacije engleskog jezika i književnosti)
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