LANGUAGE IN INDIA

Strength for Today and Bright Hope for Tomorrow

Volume 11 : 10 October 2011
ISSN 1930-2940

Managing Editor: M. S. Thirumalai, Ph.D.
Editors: B. Mallikarjun, Ph.D.
         Sam Mohanlal, Ph.D.
         B. A. Sharada, Ph.D.
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         Lakhan Gusain, Ph.D.
         Jennifer Marie Bayer, Ph.D.
         S. M. Ravichandran, Ph.D.
         G. Baskaran, Ph.D.
         L. Ramamoorthy, Ph.D.

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Portmanteau Words: The Key to Creativity
A Review of Arun K. Behera’s Book The World of Portmanteau Words

Reviewed by Abhilash Nayak, Ph.D.

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Creativity is the soul of language. This creativity can be exhibited at the level of words, phrases, sentences and ideas. Philosophers play with ideas whereas poets play with words. While playing with words, it is possible to create words out of words, make words out of nonsensical sounds, arrange words in different orders to create different nuances of meaning and blend words to form new ones. Unless a user of English is well conversant with the different permutations and combinations that the English words can undergo, s/he will not be able to use the right word in the right place and add novelty to the language in everyday life. This book of Dr Arun K Behera, The World of Portmanteau Words, therefore has the potential to be a good companion to anyone who seriously thinks of embellishing his/her language to improve its presentability.

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Abhilash Nayak, Ph.D.
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