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Peer reviewedCarroll, John M. – Language and Speech, 1984
Considers the results of an analysis of "creative" alternative names for the New York Exposition and Conference Center, which were collected in a newspaper contest. When comparing these results with those of a prior analysis of "practical" computer file names, it appears that the principles governing naming are analogous in…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Creativity, Language Research, Morphology (Languages)
