THE IMPACT OF COVID-19 ON WORLD LANGUAGES Cover Image

L’IMPACT DE LA COVID-19 SUR DES LANGUES DU MONDE
THE IMPACT OF COVID-19 ON WORLD LANGUAGES

Author(s): Nestor DIANSONSISA
Subject(s): Language and Literature Studies, Applied Linguistics
Published by: UNIVERSITATEA »ȘTEFAN CEL MARE« SUCEAVA
Keywords: pandemic; influence; neologisms;

Summary/Abstract: The emergence of Covid-19 is not only a threat to humans. It is also a disturbing factor for languages. In particular, it causes the evolution of languages trhough the neology that they are obliged to admit not only to speak about it, but also to allow humanity to protect itself against disease and figth it. Moreover, this paper illustrates the dynamism of the disease and of the man who confront each other. The disease does everything to deceive the vigilance of medicine and spread over the whole world, thus confirming its status as a pandemic. For this part, the human being, far from giving up and admitting defeat, is setting all the batteries in motion and already preparing for the post-war period. Isn’t man the being whom the Creator has endowed with the power of thinking that no other creature has ?

  • Issue Year: 17/2021
  • Issue No: 31
  • Page Range: 35-40
  • Page Count: 16
  • Language: French