The newest trends in word-formation as a response to current society requests (the example of Japan)
The newest trends in word-formation as a response to current society requests (the example of Japan)
Author(s): Andrii Bukriienko, Tamara Komarnitska, Konstiantyn Komisarov, Iryna RiabovolenkoSubject(s): Language and Literature Studies, Morphology, Syntax, Lexis, Sociolinguistics
Published by: Editura Universitaria Craiova
Keywords: Japanese language; morphological method of word formation; abbreviation;
Summary/Abstract: The paper deals with the newest word-formation processes of the Japanese language, with whose help the language adapts to the challenges of modern society. The paper is concerned with the following aspects: 1) the morphological and lexical-syntactic methods of word formation that help to verbalize the category of political correctness as an important component of a civilized society; 2) the stylistic potential of the affixation method of word-formation, through which the speakers create colloquialisms of pejorative or petty coloration; 3) the models of hybrid word formation with borrowed English components, coming to Japanese because of the understanding of the English element as something “fashionable” and “modern”; 4) the tendency of abbreviation of language units fulfilling the purpose of acceleration of the communication tempo.
Journal: Analele Universităţii din Craiova. Seria Ştiinţe Filologice. Lingvistică
- Issue Year: 2021
- Issue No: 1-2
- Page Range: 257-272
- Page Count: 16
- Language: English