Linguistic Innovation in the Covid-19 Pandemic

By: Elisa Mattiello

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This work investigates the spectrum of new words connected with the Covid-19 pandemic, from neologisms to new meanings. It offers a multifaceted model of lexical innovation to explain recent developments in English vocabulary and the new terminology of these unprecedented times.

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…

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.

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).

Hardback

ISBN: 1-5275-8435-6
ISBN13: 978-1-5275-8435-8
Date of Publication: 2022-06-16

Paperback

ISBN: 1-0364-1957-6
ISBN13: 978-1-0364-1957-8
Date of Publication: 2024-12-13

Ebook

ISBN: 1-5275-8436-4
ISBN13: 978-1-5275-8436-5
Date of Publication: 2024-12-13

Category: Social Sciences, Language and Linguistics, Language and Linguistics

Pages: 145

Subject Codes:

BIC: CFM, CFG, CFK
THEMA: CFM, CFG, CFK

Pages: 145

Meet The Author

Elisa Mattiello

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