The ludic aspect of lexical inventiveness
In this paper we argue that coining new words is inherently ludic. We hypothesize that naming (the onomasiological part of the creation of words) functions as a modern form of aporia (the riddle). We propose to interpret nonce formations as the initial stage of any new word both as a temporal and as...
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| description | In this paper we argue that coining new words is inherently ludic. We
hypothesize that naming (the onomasiological part of the creation of words)
functions as a modern form of aporia (the riddle). We propose to interpret nonce
formations as the initial stage of any new word both as a temporal and as a
spatial notion. Once used in communicative interaction, a word is launched on
its paths of socialization, instantiated by institutionalization and lexicalization.
As there are no grounds for a sharp distinction between ‘ludic’ and ‘ordinary’
words, we postulate ludicity as a third dimension of socialization for which
each word is characterized |
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| spelling | doaj-art-e8e7ae93b9454c988aef12a79738842c2024-12-18T16:03:01ZcatUniversitat de ValènciaQuaderns de Filologia: Estudis Lingüístics1135-416X2444-14492014-02-011810.7203/qfilologia.18.3281The ludic aspect of lexical inventivenessAlexandra Bagasheva0Christo Stamenov1Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski”Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski”In this paper we argue that coining new words is inherently ludic. We hypothesize that naming (the onomasiological part of the creation of words) functions as a modern form of aporia (the riddle). We propose to interpret nonce formations as the initial stage of any new word both as a temporal and as a spatial notion. Once used in communicative interaction, a word is launched on its paths of socialization, instantiated by institutionalization and lexicalization. As there are no grounds for a sharp distinction between ‘ludic’ and ‘ordinary’ words, we postulate ludicity as a third dimension of socialization for which each word is characterizedhttps://turia.uv.es/index.php/qfilologia/article/view/3281lexical inventivenessludicitynonce formations |
| spellingShingle | Alexandra Bagasheva Christo Stamenov The ludic aspect of lexical inventiveness Quaderns de Filologia: Estudis Lingüístics lexical inventiveness ludicity nonce formations |
| title | The ludic aspect of lexical inventiveness |
| title_full | The ludic aspect of lexical inventiveness |
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| url | https://turia.uv.es/index.php/qfilologia/article/view/3281 |
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