Book contents
- The Geography of Words
- The Geography of Words
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- Part I How Words Are Studied
- Part II How Words Are Carved Out
- Part III How Things Are Done with Words
- Part IV How Words Are Born
- 24 Cars with Tails and Leadfooted Drivers
- 25 Monkey, Dog, Worm, Snail, i.e., “Crazy A”
- 26 Rovers and Ski-Rolls
- 27 Extra Crispy Soccer Players
- 28 Chinglish and Eurenglish
- 29 Comrade, Sir
- 30 Beer and Whiskey Mighty Risky
- 31 SOFs and SOWs
- Part V Where Words Live
- Part VI A Word After
- Part VII Words about Words
- References
- Index of Languages
- Person and Subject Index
31 - SOFs and SOWs
from Part IV - How Words Are Born
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 25 November 2021
Book contents
- The Geography of Words
- The Geography of Words
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- Part I How Words Are Studied
- Part II How Words Are Carved Out
- Part III How Things Are Done with Words
- Part IV How Words Are Born
- 24 Cars with Tails and Leadfooted Drivers
- 25 Monkey, Dog, Worm, Snail, i.e., “Crazy A”
- 26 Rovers and Ski-Rolls
- 27 Extra Crispy Soccer Players
- 28 Chinglish and Eurenglish
- 29 Comrade, Sir
- 30 Beer and Whiskey Mighty Risky
- 31 SOFs and SOWs
- Part V Where Words Live
- Part VI A Word After
- Part VII Words about Words
- References
- Index of Languages
- Person and Subject Index
Summary
The emergence of acronyms and abbreviations is discussed n this chapter.
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- The Geography of WordsVocabulary and Meaning in the World's Languages, pp. 186 - 190Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2021