L’approccio cognitivista e la coniazione di parole nuove in italiano — alcune riflessioni teoriche
Cognitive approach to linguistics and italian word formation — Some theoretical observations
Author(s): Anna GodzichSubject(s): Language and Literature Studies
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Śląskiego
Keywords: Cognitive approach to linguistics; cognitive linguistics; italian word formation; lexical creativity; changing cultural needs; linguistic categorization; prototype theory in cognitive linguistics; wor
Summary/Abstract: The paper investigates the cognitive approach to word formation in present-day Italian within a larger overview of lexical creativity and users’ competence. Various accounts of lexical creativity are reviewed. The aim of this work is to show the importance of changing cultural needs in word formation with a deeper insight into compounding. Moreover, the author emphasizes the fact that both lexicon and syntax are creative.
Journal: Neophilologica
- Issue Year: 2019
- Issue No: 31
- Page Range: 153-170
- Page Count: 18
- Language: Italian