Selfie neologisms in social networks
Keywords:
blending, digitization of communication, neologism, nonce-formation, selfie.
Abstract
The paper deals with modern trends in word formation connected with the development of virtual communication, social networks distribution and the possibility to be present in cyberspace on a permanent basis. The research concentrates on social media interaction as the main source of neologisms that reflect and describe digital portraits Internet users make and post on the web. Preconditions for newly coined words to continue their existence and become common are considered. Digitalization provides a large spectrum of opportunities for neologisms to be noticed by a wider audience and creates a demand for new coinages. At the same time, a new word should be similar to those existing in a given language in order to arouse interest of potential users. For this reason, the article considers different mechanisms of neological word formation that proved to be efficient. The methods used allow to assess the derivational potential of new coinages, define the most productive word building techniques, adequately interpret the words’ meaning and classify the neologisms under consideration into groups. The results obtained show relevance of digital portrait-based coinage in modern English and demonstrate prospects for further research in the field of digital communication neology.
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Griffiths, S. (2014). It's official, group selfies are called an USIE - and they're taken to showcase relationships not vanity, claims expert. Daily Mail. Recovered from: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2710871/Its-official-group-selfies-called-USIE-theyre-taken-showcase-relationships-not-vanity-claims-expert.html
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Karpova, K. (2019). Structural and semantic characteristics of food-related neologisms in modern English. Advanced Education, 6(12), 206–211, https://doi.org/10.20535/2410-8286.144208
Keeley, M. (2019). More people die taking selfies than by shark attacks. Newsweek. Recovered from: https://www.newsweek.com/selfies-deadlier-shark-attacks-1446363
Lea, D., & Bradbery, J. (2020). Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary Tenth Edition. Oxford, England: Oxford University Press.
Lehrer, A. (1996). Identifying and interpreting blends: An experimental approach. Cognitive Linguistics, 7(4), pp. 359–390.
Maxwell, K. (2006). “How are new words born?”, Macmillan Dictionaries. Recovered from: http://macmillandictionaries.com/MED-Magazine/April2006/37-New-Word.htm
Maxwell, K. (2003-2020). Buzzwords by Macmillan Dictionary. Recovered from: https://www.macmillandictionary.com/buzzword/index.html
McMahon, A. S. (1994). Understanding Language Change. Cambridge and New York: Cambridge University Press.
Metcalf, A. A. (2002). Predicting New Words: The Secrets of Their Success. Boston, USA: Houghton Mifflin.
Minkova, D. & Stockwell, R. (2009). English Words: History and Structure. Cambridge, England: Cambridge University Press.
Mostovyi, M. (1998). English movy lexicology [Leksykolohiia anhliiskoi movy]. Kharkiv, Ukraine: Osnova.
Nykytchenko, K. (2015). “To the problem of definition of ‘occasionalism’ among the basic notions of neology”, Scientific Bulletin of Drohobych State Pedagogical University named after Ivan Franko. Ser.: Philological Sciences (Linguistics), 3, pp. 181-186.
Peters, M. (2014). “Selfie's Children: The Productive ‘-fie’ Suffix”. Visual Thesaurus. Recovered from: https://www.visualthesaurus.com/cm/dictionary/selfies-children-the-productive-fie-suffix
Pierce, D. (2017). “Nokia’s New Phone Ushers in the Unfortunate Era of the ‘Bothie’”. Wired. Recovered from: https://www.wired.com/story/nokias-new-phone-ushers-in-the-unfortunate-era-of-the-bothie
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Word Spy. (2022). Web archive. Recovered from: https://www.wordspy.com
Published
2022-02-11
How to Cite
Sandyha, L., Oliinyk, I., Petrovsky, M., Shevchenko, L., & Sviatiuk, Y. (2022). Selfie neologisms in social networks. Amazonia Investiga, 11(49), 126-135. https://doi.org/10.34069/AI/2022.49.01.14
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