In the traditional view, blends, unlike compounds, are excluded from grammar and word-formation, so they are considered as dichotomous under the either-or methodology. This research studies the nature of the relationship between compounds and blends from a cognitive linguistic perspective. A data set on both neologisms is investigated to determine whether the border between them is clear. Consequently, the researchers first assumption is confirmed in that the boundaries between compounds and blends are blurred, finding out cases that belong to the fuzzy border; that is to say, cases difficult...
In the traditional view, blends, unlike compounds, are excluded from grammar and word-formation, so they are considered as dichotomous under the eithe...
