The Lexical Neology Phenomenon in the 2018 Elections

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https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.2236-4242.v33i1p129-149

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Neology, Neologisms, Lexical Innovation, Loanwords

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This paper presents a study of the phenomenon of lexical neology through the analysis of neologisms produced in the period of the elections held in Brazil in 2018. In order to delineate our methodology, we used the precepts established by the Portuguese Neology Observatory (ONP) project. coordinated by Margarita Correia, as well as the systematization presented by Correia & Almeida (2012). Based on the data collected, 73 neologisms were detected, 24 formed by derivation (33% of total new words), 21 by deformational processes (28% of cases), nine by lexicalization, seven by semantic extension, seven by composition and five for loanswords. The cases with suffixes serve to corroborate that suffix derivation is the richest and most diversified mechanism of the Brazilian Portuguese language. It is in this class that we find cases of denominational neology, though mostly restricted to the names of politicians or political parties rather than objects or concepts. On the other hand, the neologisms created by deformational processes stand out for indicating, in their majority, cases of stylistic neology, evidencing the intention of the users to create such terms as a way to express their opinion or their repulsion to one or another candidate.

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2020-03-25

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Vol. 33 No. 1 (2020): Semântica e Morfologia em Terminologia

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CHISHMAN, Rove Luiza de Oliveira; SANTOS, Aline Nardes dos; MARTINS, Paola. The Lexical Neology Phenomenon in the 2018 Elections. Linha D’Água, São Paulo, v. 33, n. 1, p. 129–149, 2020. DOI: 10.11606/issn.2236-4242.v33i1p129-149. Disponível em: https://periodicos.usp.br/linhadagua/article/view/163372.. Acesso em: 19 may. 2024.

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