A SOCIOLINGUISTIC RESEARCH INTO WORD-FORMATION STRATEGIES
A SOCIOLINGUISTIC RESEARCH INTO WORD-FORMATION STRATEGIES
Author(s): Matúš HrubovčákSubject(s): Language and Literature Studies
Published by: Editura Universităţii de Vest din Timişoara / Diacritic Timisoara
Keywords: bilingualism;onomasiology;sociolinguistics;word-formation;
Summary/Abstract: Adopting an onomasiological approach, the study tests the hypothesis that it is not solely linguistic but also extra-linguistic (in our case sociolinguistic) factors that influence coiners’ word-formation strategies, namely their inclination to economy/explicitness of expression. This was achieved by analysing new coinages denoting Agents and Instruments as proposed in samples varying in professional orientation, age, gender, and language background. In addition, attention is paid to the differences between the two cognitive categories. The whole research was carried out in Slovak.
Journal: B.A.S. British and American Studies
- Issue Year: 2016
- Issue No: 22
- Page Range: 145-151
- Page Count: 7
- Language: English