Improving on observational blends research: regression modeling in the study of experimentally-elicited blends

In this paper, we discuss the results of a blend production experiment and how it relates to previous research that was nearly exclusively based on observational data. Specifically, we study three different findings from published research, namely that (i) the shorter source word contributes more of...

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Main Authors: Stefanie Wulff, Stefan Th. Gries
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Language:English
Published: Université Jean Moulin - Lyon 3 2019-12-01
Series:Lexis: Journal in English Lexicology
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Online Access:https://journals.openedition.org/lexis/3625
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description In this paper, we discuss the results of a blend production experiment and how it relates to previous research that was nearly exclusively based on observational data. Specifically, we study three different findings from published research, namely that (i) the shorter source word contributes more of itself to the blend than the longer source word, (ii) source word2 determines blend stress (more than source word1), and (iii) blending maximizes similarity between source words and blends. Using statistical techniques so far not employed in research on blends, we show that most findings from observational data regarding the three hypotheses studied are supported, but also occasionally tampered down.
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spelling doaj-art-e6734f72bb204796b9756bdd08fcee8e2025-08-20T03:08:06ZengUniversité Jean Moulin - Lyon 3Lexis: Journal in English Lexicology1951-62152019-12-011410.4000/lexis.3625Improving on observational blends research: regression modeling in the study of experimentally-elicited blendsStefanie WulffStefan Th. GriesIn this paper, we discuss the results of a blend production experiment and how it relates to previous research that was nearly exclusively based on observational data. Specifically, we study three different findings from published research, namely that (i) the shorter source word contributes more of itself to the blend than the longer source word, (ii) source word2 determines blend stress (more than source word1), and (iii) blending maximizes similarity between source words and blends. Using statistical techniques so far not employed in research on blends, we show that most findings from observational data regarding the three hypotheses studied are supported, but also occasionally tampered down.https://journals.openedition.org/lexis/3625experimental blend productionobservational blend collectionsource word lengthssimilarityregression modeling
spellingShingle Stefanie Wulff
Stefan Th. Gries
Improving on observational blends research: regression modeling in the study of experimentally-elicited blends
Lexis: Journal in English Lexicology
experimental blend production
observational blend collection
source word lengths
similarity
regression modeling
title Improving on observational blends research: regression modeling in the study of experimentally-elicited blends
title_full Improving on observational blends research: regression modeling in the study of experimentally-elicited blends
title_fullStr Improving on observational blends research: regression modeling in the study of experimentally-elicited blends
title_full_unstemmed Improving on observational blends research: regression modeling in the study of experimentally-elicited blends
title_short Improving on observational blends research: regression modeling in the study of experimentally-elicited blends
title_sort improving on observational blends research regression modeling in the study of experimentally elicited blends
topic experimental blend production
observational blend collection
source word lengths
similarity
regression modeling
url https://journals.openedition.org/lexis/3625
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