Separating Blends: a Formal Investigation of the Blending Process in English and Its Relationship to Associa Ted Word Formation Processes

Chapter 1. An introduction to the blending process in English word formation 1 1.1 Blending a punderful process 2 1.2 Research on blending 3 1.3 Data gathering the method utilised throughout this research 5 1.4 Background information a brief history of blends 6 1.5 Classifications and definitions of blends 8 1.5.1 Creativity versus productivity 9 1.5.2 Blending and morphology 11 1.5.3 Linguistic definitions of blending 13 1.5.4 The nature of the curtailments in blends 14 1.5.5 How crucial is splintering to the blending process? 16 1.5.5.1 The possibility of a blend containing a splinter and a word 17 1.5.5.2 The possibility of any form containing a splinter being classified as a blend 18 1.5.5.3 The possibility of a blended form containing no splinters 19 1.5.5.4 The possibility of a blend that is not made up of two splinters and does not contain a word 19 1.5.5.5 Conclusions on the necessity of splintering in the blending process 20 1.6 My working definition of a blend 21