Figure 2. Word-formation types of 100 recent neologisms.
2.2. Discussion of the Results
As can be seen from the chart above, the most common word-formation type of
100 recent neologisms that were chosen for the linguistic analysis is blending. Blending
is a word-formation type which involves both shortening and compounding and it
appears to be highly used in coining new words. This indicates that people prefer a
constructive combination of various parts of two or more words in order to receive a
new one that will definitely express their feelings and thoughts. Such kind of word-
formation allows combining words to describe new objects or phenomena in the modern
society. The most significant aspect in this word formation process is the word’s
sounding not the morpheme structure. Quite often, it produces an amusing or
entertaining effect.
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