The Suffix -Wise
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8727235 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Donald E Houghton (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1968 |
| Volume | 43 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 209-209 |
| Publication date | 1968-10-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | American Speech (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0003-1283 • E-ISSN: 1527-2133 |
| Publisher | JSTOR (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/454465 |
| OpenAlex | W2335016767 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
THE USE OF THE SUFFIX -wise in such compounds as salary-wise and inflationwise with the meaning 'in regard to' or 'with respect to,' is a fairly recent development in English, but in a very short time it has gained wide currency. True, its status is still uncertain-there are many who detest it stylewise1but its wide dissemination through the mass media and its increasingly frequent appearance in the speech and writing of Americans of very different occupational, social, and educational backgrounds suggest that it may well become firmly established in Standard English, at least in this country. The usage here discussed must be distinguished from a much older compounding pattern in which the same suffixed element appears. Of this earlier type the OED (wise, sb.1, II) says
Linguistics · Meaning (existential · Political science · Salary · Sociology · Suffix · Lexicography and Language Studies · Psychology · History · Law · Philosophy
| Citations per year | 0.04 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 1978 - 2005 (28) |
| Highly cited | No |