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Innowacje leksykalne a ukraiński slang informatyczny
Lexical Innovation and Ukrainian Computer Slang

Author(s): Przemysław Jóźwikiewicz
Subject(s): Language and Literature Studies
Published by: Towarzystwo Naukowe KUL & Katolicki Uniwersytet Lubelski Jana Pawła II
Keywords: computer slang; borrowings; derivation; metaphorization; word Games; slang informatyczny; zapożyczenia; derywacja; metaforyzacja; gra słów

Summary/Abstract: The article is devoted to the presentation of the formation and functioning of lexical units in Ukrainian computer slang. The author presents the definition of terms: slang, jargon and argot as well as structure and mechanisms of Lexeme-Formation processes. The metaphorisation is the most popular method of creation of Ukrainian computer slang words.

  • Issue Year: 58/2010
  • Issue No: 07
  • Page Range: 77-88
  • Page Count: 12
  • Language: Polish