Neologisms, Nonces and Word Formation

By November 17, 2016,
Page 711-729
Author Khurshid Ahmad
Title Neologisms, Nonces and Word Formation
Abstract Neologism dictionaries celebrate the influence of science and technology on language - how scientists and technologists add to the stock of words, and occasionally, add new grammatical structures. There are two claims made in the literature on neologisms: First, that borrowings, from classical languages and ’prestige’ languages are widespread in the science and technology literature. Second that affixation is an ephemeral mechanism for forming new words. Bold claims? Let us look at some of the evidence for and against these claims.
Session PART 15 - Lexicological Phenomena of Lexicographical Relevance
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@InProceedings{ELX00-083,
	   author = {Khurshid Ahmad},
	   title = {Neologisms, Nonces and Word Formation},
	   pages = {711-729},
	   booktitle = {Proceedings of the 9th EURALEX International Congress},
	   year = {2000},
	   month = {aug},
	   date = {8-12},
	   address = {Stuttgart, Germany},
	   editor = {Ulrich Heid, Stefan Evert, Egbert Lehmann, Christian Rohrer},
	   publisher = {Institut für Maschinelle Sprachverarbeitung},
	   isbn = {3-00-006574-1},
	}
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