'Infinite use of finite means': the creative aspect of the lexicon of English as seen through some samples of engineering jargon / Yuthandy Maniam

• Yazar: Yuthandy Maniam (Yazar)
• Materyal Türü: Kitap
• Baskı/Yayın Bilgisi: Universiti Teknologi MARA, Sarawak, 2004.
• Konular: Article; PeerReviewed
• Online Erişim: Link Metadata

This article is a simple study of the creative aspect of language, aptly described as 'the infinite use of finite means' by Wilhelm von Humboldt (Brown 1967: 82). More specifically it aims to demonstrate that the lexicon of the English Language (like any other language, for that matter) is...