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

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

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...

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Main Author: Yuthandy Maniam
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universiti Teknologi MARA, Sarawak 2004
Online Access:https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/16782/

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