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Why Do Word Blends with Near-Synonymous Composites Exist and Persist? The Case of Guesstimate, Chillax, Ginormous and Confuzzled

Thomas Rhys Evans

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Gail Steptoe-Warren

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May 29, 2015
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Published Online: May 29, 2015
Page range: 19 - 28
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/plc-2015-0002
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Rhys Evans, Thomas
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Social Sciences, Psychology, Applied Psychology
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