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A Study of the Formation Mechanism of English Neologisms

Author: MaWenSheng
Tutor: LiShuJing
School: Henan University
Course: Foreign Linguistics and Applied Linguistics
Keywords: New English words Epitaxial connotation heritage Sure Han entry of Occasional culvert items
CLC: H313
Type: Master's thesis
Year: 2011
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Abstract

Language is always in development and changes. The change in language from first change of vocabulary. Plays a very important role in the study of language change, as the establishment and maintenance of a core part of the language, a new word in the process to explore their inner essence and regularity. The purpose of this article is on the new English word today, reveals new word formation occurred during the main mechanism. In this paper, a new cognitive theory epitaxial connotation tradition says study. This theory holds that a word in a statement involving \So-called \. \For new English word, regardless of the new meanings of old words or new words and meanings, the paper that they generate are known concept / word epitaxy or connotation heritage, but the heritage of both the motivation and the process is significantly different. For new meanings of old words in a specific context, according to the conventional relationship, an old connotation of the word content of a fortuitous Han Xiang is caught and lose \it is given enough highlights and eventually become a realistic sense of the old words. For new words and meanings, the same in a context where, according to conventional relationship, from the known concept / word epitaxial content, or the connotations content inevitable Han Xiang was caught and lose \A new concept / word, this concept / word also lose \The paper is divided into six chapters. The first chapter describes the purpose and significance of the research, the corpus, the method used and the structure of the paper. The second chapter on the basis of the definition and classification of the predecessors of the new words, the point of this article. English new words based on the outside in the form can be divided into two categories: \The former refers to an old word has been given a new meaning or regain attention. The latter refers to a new word not only mean new forms new. This chapter also reviews the domestic and international attention and study of new words. The third chapter discusses the theoretical framework used in this article epitaxial connotation tradition says, and according to the research needs of two very important concepts: the inevitable the culvert items and the occasional culvert items. Inevitable Han Xiang is a concept / word a connotation Han Xiang higher cognitive accessibility, easier to the main grasp and understanding; occasional culvert items are contrary. Chapter First the definition and classification of this paper, the new word detailed explanation, then one of the categories of \is this old connotation of the word an accidental Han Xiang heritage. The fifth chapter of the new words of another type of \Some the inevitable culvert items heritage results. Chapter VI concludes the paper, finishing the conclusions, and discuss the revelation of the Institute and limitations.

A Study of the Formation Mechanism of English Neologisms

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