Word Creation in Computer-Mediated Communication. Occasionalisms (False-Names) and Neologisms (Study based on examples on the social network "Facebook")
Mariyan Petrov
pp. 208 - 236
 
Title: Word Creation in Computer-Mediated Communication. Occasionalisms (False-Names) and Neologisms (Study based on examples on the social network "Facebook")
Authors: Mariyan Petrov

Abstract: The report examines the emergence, structuring and spread of occasionalisms (false names) in computer-mediated communication and their transformation into neologisms. When, how, and under what conditions do nonce words turn into neologisms?

Keywords: Occasionalisms; False-Names; Neologisms; Computer-Mediated Communication

Received: 29-03-2021     Accepted: 26-08-2021     Published: 07-12-2021

Citation: Petrov, M. (2021). Word Creation in Computer-Mediated Communication. Occasionalisms (False-Names) and Neologisms (Study based on examples on the social network "Facebook"). Cultural and Historical Heritage: Preservation, Presentation, Digitalization (KIN Journal), 7(2), ISSN 2367-8038, Institute of Mathematics and Informatics – Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 208–236. DOI: https://www.doi.org/10.26615/issn.2367-8038.2021_2_019