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Processes in which linguistic entities are "weakened" formally and
in their meaning (e.g. Kien-Fohre > Kiefer) have been well
researched, but "strengthening processes" (e.g. Caribbean hamaca
> folk-etymological explanation Hange-matte) in which linguistic
entities are first created have hardly been researched at all. The
intention of this volume is to fill this gap by exploring both
normal folk-etymologies and more subtle ones. The examples
presented include: the interpretation in children's language of
heiser as the comparative form of heis - i.e. heis-er, the literal
interpretation of expressions (e.g. Gastarbeiter guest workers] is
considered wrong, because guests and work are mutually exclusive)
and the attribution of meanings derived from world knowledge to
words, which are not contained in the words' literal meaning (see
the choices of Germany's annual "Unwort" competition for the
"un-word" or "No-No Word of the Year"). Pleonasms (such as
Hai-Fisch instead of just Hai) round off the thematic spectrum."
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