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UNWED MOTHER [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2015-08-06
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- PAJLO
- Family Law (common law)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- unmarried mother
1, record 1, English, unmarried%20mother
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- unwed mother 1, record 1, English, unwed%20mother
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- PAJLO
- Droit de la famille (common law)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- mère célibataire
1, record 1, French, m%C3%A8re%20c%C3%A9libataire
correct, feminine noun, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
mère célibataire : terme normalisé par le Comité de normalisation, Promotion de l’accès à la justice dans les deux langues officielles (PAJLO). 2, record 1, French, - m%C3%A8re%20c%C3%A9libataire
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1991-10-10
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Neology and Linguistic Borrowing
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- videophilia 1, record 2, English, videophilia
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The compulsive desire to be on television, video, film, etc. 2, record 2, English, - videophilia
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The people behind "Yearbook" also got permission from the parents of the students they monitored. That, however, hardly absolves them of using the teen-agers’ natural videophilia in ways that could haunt them in later life. Why would a 17-year-old girl announce to America that she's and unwed mother? "Because these kids watch so much television", responds "Yearbook" coexecutive producer Charles Bangert, "things that might bother our generation don’t bother them at all. They’re much more open about their lives". 1, record 2, English, - videophilia
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
formation procedure: "videophilia" is a derivation. The suffix "-philia" has been added to the already existing word "video" to form a new word. 2, record 2, English, - videophilia
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Néologie et emprunts
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- vidéophilie
1, record 2, French, vid%C3%A9ophilie
proposal, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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