English Compounds and their Spelling

Cover -- Half-title page -- Series page -- Title page -- Copyright page -- Dedication -- Contents -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- Acknowledgements -- Chapter 1 Introduction -- 1.1 The State of the Art in English Compound Spelling -- 1.2 Summary and Aims of the Present Study -- Part I Theoretical Background -- Chapter 2 Delimitating the Compound Concept -- 2.1 Compounds versus Phrases -- 2.2 Compounds versus Other Lexemes -- 2.3 Compounds versus Multi-word Items -- 2.4 Compounds versus Names -- 2.5 Compound Types -- 2.6 Summary -- Chapter 3 The Normative Background -- 3.1 Why 'Correct' Spelling Matters -- 3.2 The Originators of Spelling Norms -- 3.3 Summary -- Part II Empirical Study of English Compound Spelling -- Chapter 4 Material and Method -- 4.1 Dictionaries -- 4.2 Corpora -- 4.3 CompSpell -- Chapter 5 Potential Determinants of English Compound Spelling -- 5.1 Spelling -- 5.2 Length -- 5.3 Frequency -- 5.4 Phonology -- 5.5 Morphology -- 5.6 Grammar -- 5.7 Semantics -- 5.8 Diachronic Variables -- 5.9 Discourse Variables -- 5.10 Systemic Variables -- 5.11 Extralinguistic Variables -- 5.12 General Issues -- 5.13 Summary -- Part III Modelling English Compound Spelling -- Chapter 6 Compound Spelling Heuristics -- 6.1 Method -- 6.2 Results -- 6.3 Discussion -- 6.4 Summary -- Chapter 7 Modelling English Compound Spelling -- 7.1 The Relation between the Three Main Spelling Variants -- 7.2 Prototype Theory -- 7.3 Analogy -- 7.4 Cognitive Perspectives on English Compound Spelling -- 7.5 Integrating Change -- 7.6 Summary -- Chapter 8 Summary and Conclusion -- Appendix -- References -- Index