A Back-(To-the Future)-Formation

A Back-(To-the Future)-Formation

New words that come to the English language from science fiction and fantasy sometimes occur in the guise of back-formations. An example of this from Anne McCaffrey's "The Rowan"--the use of "contrapted"--is discussed.

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Veröffentlicht in:American speech 1993-10, Vol.68 (3), p.323-327
Hauptverfasser: Slotkin, Alan R., Bode, Robert F.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
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Adjectivals
Adjectives
Animal traps
Dictionaries
English language
Etymology
McCaffrey, Anne
Miscellany
Nouns
Novels
Science fiction & fantasy
Verbs
Words
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Zusammenfassung:New words that come to the English language from science fiction and fantasy sometimes occur in the guise of back-formations. An example of this from Anne McCaffrey's "The Rowan"--the use of "contrapted"--is discussed.
ISSN:0003-1283
1527-2133
DOI:10.2307/455637