Polymerization and Linguistic Etymology
"An interesting point to note is that linguistic etymology is very similar to calculations of the processes of polymerisation in Chemistry"The sentence above was unexplained and no source was given....
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I can't say I've noticed the similarity. The phrase "calculations of the processes of polymerization" is rather strange, as is "linguistic etymology" (which differs from ordinary etymology how?) and...
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I had a feeling you'd say that. Linguistic etymology did seem redundant but if this site has taught me anything it's that I shouldn't jump to conclusions too quickly. Thanks for the quick reply.
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Having mulled it over, I wonder if the writer simply means that word creation (sometimes) and polymerization reactions both involve attaching parts to each other in a linear fashion to make a new word...
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It might help to provide some context. What came before the quoted sentence?
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