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Anonymous Posted 14 years ago
Linguistics Studies
Word Formation: SNCC - Snick
Hi,
I was studying English word formation, when suddenly i came across the case of SNCC. The Student Nonviolent Coordinating Comitee. It is clearly an alphabetism at first sight, but it is not pronounced SNCC, but "Snick".
What exactly happened here? Did spelling and pronounciation get seperated? What kind of word formation process happened here?
graphical alphabetism and pohonological blend?
I was studying English word formation, when suddenly i came across the case of SNCC. The Student Nonviolent Coordinating Comitee. It is clearly an alphabetism at first sight, but it is not pronounced SNCC, but "Snick".
What exactly happened here? Did spelling and pronounciation get seperated? What kind of word formation process happened here?
graphical alphabetism and pohonological blend?
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Anonymous What kind of word formation process happened here? A liberal one. This is a not-unusual development for acronyms that 'almost' say something.
- Anonymous What kind of word formation process happened here?
- A liberal one.
- This is a not-unusual development for acronyms that 'almost' say something.
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AnonymousWhat kind of word formation process happened here?A liberal one. This is a not-unusual development for acronyms that 'almost' say something.
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This reminds me of the course on genetics I once took.
In a required paper I used the words "an SRC gene", and the teacher crossed out "an" and wrote "a".
I encountered the term only in writing and had never heard anyone pronounce it, so how was I supposed to know that it's not said as the three letters S-R-C, but pronounced "SARK"?
In a required paper I used the words "an SRC gene", and the teacher crossed out "an" and wrote "a".
I encountered the term only in writing and had never heard anyone pronounce it, so how was I supposed to know that it's not said as the three letters S-R-C, but pronounced "SARK"?
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