A. A. Milne
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- proper noun
- The beloved character Winnie-the-Pooh was created by A. A. Milne.
Examples
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Many parents read A. A. Milne's stories to their children at bedtime.
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A. A. Milne wrote many children's stories.
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A museum in England features exhibits about A. A. Milne's life and works.
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The beloved character Winnie-the-Pooh was created by A. A. Milne.
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A museum in England features exhibits about A. A. Milne's life and works.
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Many parents read A. A. Milne's stories to their children at bedtime.
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The beloved character Winnie-the-Pooh was created by A. A. Milne.
Surface Forms
Morphology
A. + A. + Milne
This is a proper name (initials + surname) whose meaning (an English writer) is referential rather than compositional; knowing the parts 'A.' and 'Milne' provides no lexical clues to the biographical information. Proper names and initials are language-specific labels and are not semantically transparent to learners, so a B1 learner would not be able to derive the meaning from the constituents.
Etymology
A. A. Milne is the English writer whose letters A. A. come from his first and middle names, Alan Alexander. He wrote the gentle 'Winnie-the-Pooh' stories inspired by his young son and his stuffed toys, so today A. A. Milne is remembered for 'children's stories' and playful poems.