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Common root neologisms on the internet
Common root neologisms on the internet

Author(s): Jurgita Girčienė
Subject(s): Language studies, Language and Literature Studies, Theoretical Linguistics, Communication studies, ICT Information and Communications Technologies
Published by: Latvijas Universitātes Akadēmiskais apgāds
Keywords: neologism; internet; political discourse; word formation

Summary/Abstract: The article is a discussion on common root neologisms functioning on the Lithuanian websites. The most attention is paid to stylistically expressive internet neologisms having a political discourse – the article analyses composition and usage trends with suffix derivatives coined from personal names of politicians.

  • Issue Year: 2015
  • Issue No: 6
  • Page Range: 126-137
  • Page Count: 12
  • Language: English
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