In:Terminology: Cognition, language and communication
Teresa Cabré
[IVITRA Research in Linguistics and Literature 36] 2023
► pp. 339–356
Chapter 21Foundations for a theory of lexical neologisms
First reflections
Published online: 14 August 2023
https://doi.org/10.1075/ivitra.36.c21
https://doi.org/10.1075/ivitra.36.c21
Article outline
- 1.Introduction
- 2.Why do we not have a general theory of neologisms?
- 3.Background
- 3.1Remarks on the present neological landscape
- 3.2Suggesting tasks
- 4.The terms ‘neology’ and ‘neologism’
- 4.1Lack of interest from linguistics
- 4.2Prominent authors in relation to the definition of ‘neology’ and ‘neologism’
- 5.Characteristics of neologisms
- 5.1L. Guilbert (1973 and 1975)
- 5.2Alain Rey (1973)
- 5.2.1Neologisms as lexical units
- 5.2.2Neologisms’ condition of ‘newness’
- 5.2.3The code
- 5.3Other authors
- 6.Ideas to be kept in a framework for the construction of a theory of neologisms
- 7.As a provisional conclusion
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