How to (mis)use language: humor, creativity and lexical creation in Rikki Ducornet’s The Stain, The Fountains of Neptune and Phosphor in Dreamland

This article questions the link between creativity, lexical creation and humor in literary texts, more specifically in three of Rikki Ducornet’s novels: The Stain, The Fountains of Neptune and Phosphor in Dreamland. The literary text is a privileged space for linguistic experimentation and particula...

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Main Author: Elodie Trolé
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Université Jean Moulin - Lyon 3 2021-08-01
Series:Lexis: Journal in English Lexicology
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Online Access:https://journals.openedition.org/lexis/5483
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