PROCEDURAL MEANS OF INNOVATING NEW WORDS | ||
| Al-Ma'mon College Journal | ||
| Article 1, Volume 0, Issue 28, October 2018, Pages 198-217 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Mahmood Hussein Al-Mahdawi; ; Jinan Abdul Razzaq Abdul Azeez Al-Heety | ||
| Abstract | ||
| A steady stream of new words has flowed into the language to match the new objects and experiences, specifically when one feels the need for a new word to name a thing or express an idea. New inventions and changes of everyday life result in the need of new words–either by changing old words semantically, or by forming new words through one or more of the word formation processes. Changing or modifying the relation between the signifier and the signified by a neology process helps attain new words. Methodologically, neos might be produced or created by coining, borrowing, shortening, or deriving. This creation mostly falls into productivity. The eligibility of words usually achieves a thematic progression. New words are formed through lexicalisation or relexicalisation. Lexicalisation refers to as the process of adding words/phrases to the lexicon of language, whereas relexicalisation is the process of giving the word another meaning/usage in addition to the existing one(s). The word already exists in the lexicon. This paper unveils some conclusions showing the importance of neos in reflecting the changeability of language. The new words that come under a word formation process or more are met with larger resistance than those appeared out of semantic extensions. Moreover, neos generated through coinages seem less in number than those generated through deriving and borrowings. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| innovation; neologisms; Word Formation Processes; Word Formation; Lexicalisation; Relexicalisation | ||
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