Science: v.1-v.219Moses King, 1966 |
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... compounds . Most obvi- ous is the flexibility in length . Two words are the minimum , but there is , in theory , no upper limit . The longest nominal compound I have seen occurred in the Congressional Record and con- tained 13 words ...
... compounds . Most obvi- ous is the flexibility in length . Two words are the minimum , but there is , in theory , no upper limit . The longest nominal compound I have seen occurred in the Congressional Record and con- tained 13 words ...
Page 877
... nominal com- pounds are constructed , this is rather remarkable . One explanation is that these engineers had " recoded " certain of the nominal compounds into single units , quite as if they were simple nouns . Possibly , such recoding ...
... nominal com- pounds are constructed , this is rather remarkable . One explanation is that these engineers had " recoded " certain of the nominal compounds into single units , quite as if they were simple nouns . Possibly , such recoding ...
Page 878
... nominal compounds are transformed phrases . Many people suspect that engineers use the nominal compound because of a careless lack of concern for the re- quirements of style . This seems to be a general opinion among nontechnical ...
... nominal compounds are transformed phrases . Many people suspect that engineers use the nominal compound because of a careless lack of concern for the re- quirements of style . This seems to be a general opinion among nontechnical ...
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