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Le vocabulaire du tourisme, un laboratoire expérimental des procédés néologiques
The Vocabulary of Tourism, an Experimental Lab for Word Formation

Author(s): Giovanni Tallarico
Subject(s): Philology
Published by: Univerzita Karlova v Praze, Nakladatelství Karolinum
Keywords: neology; tourism; word formation; anglicisms; regional variation

Summary/Abstract: The vocabulary of tourism has not been studied in depth until recently. In this paper we try to fill this gap, by focussing on French neologisms attested in this field. Our research, based on Timestamped JSI web corpus (2014-2019), shows that word formation largely stems from binomial appositions, thus following the model of terminology. A comparatively small number of words consist on translations from English, since French tourism is deeply rooted in national culture.

  • Issue Year: 2020
  • Issue No: 4
  • Page Range: 169-179
  • Page Count: 11
  • Language: French