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ERIC Number: EJ218903
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1979-Apr
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Portmanteaus: The Luggage of Language.
Townsend, Barbara A.
Teacher, v96 n8 p64,66 Apr 1979
Describes a teaching unit on portmanteau words, such as "smog" and "petrodollars," which are created by truncating two words. (SJL)
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Etymology, Language Arts, Learning Activities, Teaching Methods, Word Recognition, Word Study Skills
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Guides - Classroom - Teacher
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Audience: Practitioners
Language: English
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