This work investigates the entire spectrum of new words which are connected with the Covid-19 pandemic, ranging from attested neologisms to nonce words, and from new lexemes to new meanings. It offers a multifaceted, all-inclusive model of lexical innovation, which can explain the recent developments of English vocabulary and accommodate its Covid-19 terminology. Neology is especially relevant to the Covid-19 pandemic era, as novel words to refer to new concepts or to convey new meanings are necessary in these unprecedented times.
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Newcastle upon Tyne
Großbritannien
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Produkt-Hinweis
Maße
Höhe: 212 mm
Breite: 148 mm
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978-1-5275-8435-8 (9781527584358)
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Elisa Mattiello is Associate Professor of English Language and Linguistics at the University of Pisa, Italy. Her research focuses on English word-formation and lexicology, with particular attention to neology and the creative mechanisms that are used to coin new words in English. She is the author of over 50 publications and has published extensively in leading journals, including Linguistics, Lingua, Languages in Contrast, Neologica, Lexis, and Discourse, Context & Media ,among others. She is also the author of the books An Introduction to English Slang (2008), Extra-grammatical Morphology in English (2013), and Analogy in Word-formation (2017).
