ON THE USE OF NEOLOGISM KANSELIRAM IN THE BULGARIAN LANGUAGE Cover Image

ЗА УПОТРЕБАТА НА НЕОЛОГИЗМА КАНСЕЛИРАМ В БЪЛГАРСКИЯ ЕЗИК
ON THE USE OF NEOLOGISM KANSELIRAM IN THE BULGARIAN LANGUAGE

Author(s): Encho Tilev
Subject(s): Language studies, Language and Literature Studies, Applied Linguistics, Philology
Published by: Институт за български език „Проф. Любомир Андрейчин“, Българска академия на науките
Keywords: Bulgarian language; neology; lexicology; lexical semantics

Summary/Abstract: The current paper discusses the use of the neologism kanseliram in the Bulgarian language. Examples from social networks show that this verb is increasingly found in the speech of modern Bulgarians, although there is no objective need for it. The reason can be explained by the intense influx of anglicisms – a phenomenon observed in many of the modern languages that have been influenced in one way or another by Western culture.

  • Issue Year: 68/2021
  • Issue No: 3
  • Page Range: 135-137
  • Page Count: 3
  • Language: Bulgarian