The ludic aspect of lexical inventiveness

• Bagasheva, Alexandra ^[1] ; Stamenov, Christo ^[1]
  1. [1] Sofia University

     Sofia University

     Bulgaria

     
• Localización: Quaderns de filología. Estudis lingüístics, ISSN 1135-416X, Nº 18, 2013 (Ejemplar dedicado a: Theoretical and Empirical Advances in Word Formation), págs. 71-82
• Idioma: inglés
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  • In this paper we argue that coining new words is inherently ludic. Wehypothesize that naming (the onomasiological part of the creation of words)functions as a modern form of aporia (the riddle). We propose to interpret nonceformations as the initial stage of any new word both as a temporal and as aspatial notion. Once used in communicative interaction, a word is launched onits paths of socialization, instantiated by institutionalization and lexicalization.As there are no grounds for a sharp distinction between ‘ludic’ and ‘ordinary’words, we postulate ludicity as a third dimension of socialization for whicheach word is characterized

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