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In: | Journal of Technical Writing and Communication, 4, 1974, 1, S. 33-35 |
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SAGE Publications
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Medientyp: | Artikel, E-Artikel |
Umfang: | 33-35 |
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ISSN: |
0047-2816
1541-3780 |
DOI: | 10.2190/ha4j-0xv8-9rud-llvt |
veröffentlicht in: | Journal of Technical Writing and Communication |
Sprache: | Englisch |
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Kollektion: | SAGE Publications (CrossRef) |
<jats:p> We seem naturally to think of “words” as definite units of language. Yet, on every hand there is continual confusion as to what constitutes a word. It is something quite different from a mere group of letters—unless or until a word is made out of them. And there is no clearer distinction in the structure of English than the difference between a compound word and a phrase. In much printed matter nowadays, however, these distinctions are largely ignored. </jats:p> |