Jul 2026· Folia linguistica et litteraria· pp. 217· 0 citations
Abstract
Languages are permanently expanding their vocabulary with new
words, which is an inevitable and constant process. The new words can be
produced by the means of one language, borrowed from a foreign language, or
created as a combination of one’s language means and borrowed elements.
These novel words appear for the first time mainly in the journalistic articles,
and then, depending on many factors, either spread into the general lexicon, or
remain a part of a specialized language. The research question relates to the
personal name-based neologisms in the Macedonian journalistic discourse
aiming to reveal the most frequent word formation devices journalists use
when creating such neologisms in their text. Thus, 2000 online news articles,
informative and opinion based, are selected by using personal name-based
neologisms as key words on Google Search. They serve as a sample, which is
purposeful and cohesive. The data analysis rests upon the general qualitative
inductive method and is enriched by the coding, i.e. organizational boxes are
established in which the data are sorted for further analysis. The research
results showcase that Macedonian journalistic discourse contains personal
name-based neologisms which support the view that they are a common
phenomenon in many modern languages. Further, the findings reveal that the
suffixation is the most frequent language means used by journalists when
generating personal name-based neologisms which reinforces previously
stated outcomes. Furthermore, from the results it is obvious that the new
personal name-based words are created with prefixes and that there are new
compounds as well. In addition, these answers unveil that the personal namebased neologisms assist in achieving stylistic expression of the journalists’ text.
Phraseological units determine the unique lexical narratives and linguistic identity of each language, which is a unique set of structural, functional and cultural features that distinguish one language from another, form its identity and provide its speakers with a sense of belonging to a certain community. Phraseological units in the context of use in business Ukrainian are considered from the position of stable word combinations that contribute to accuracy, brevity, officiality of documents and business communication. The study focuses on the analysis of the stylistics of phraseological units in modern business speech and academic writing. It was found that the main phraseological units of the studied category include clichés, lexicalized compounds and terminological names that focus on a specific subject and avoid excessive emotionality. Typical phraseological units used in academic writing are analyzed: terminological names of phenomena or concepts, nomenclature names, proper book phraseological units, lexicalized compounds and compound terminological names. The article substantiates that phraseological units in academic writing primarily implement informative, nominative and imperative functions. It is proven that in academic writing of the Ukrainian language slang, colloquial and emotionally colored phraseological units are practically not used, while the key emphasis is on clericalisms and clichés. The main stylistic features are defined as terminology, lack of expression, standardization and the predominance of stable word combinations of book vocabulary. It is substantiated that in academic writing phraseological units are used extremely rarely, and idioms are practically excluded from use. In addition, it is noted that business discourse has formed a system of its own phraseological units. The novelty of the study lies in the fact that it summarizes the important importance of phraseological units for academic writing, taking into account the ability of phraseological units to replace one-word verbs, which gives greater clarity, formality and brevity to speech and documents, and helps to avoid emotional coloring of discourse.
A. Taranenko, N. Konoplenko, L. Sulima· Folia Philologica· 0 citations
The article examines the word-formation mechanisms and usage patterns of animal and bird names presented in the textbook
Oqu quraly
(1927), authored by A. Baitursynuly and T. Shonanuly. Based on empirical linguistic data, the study demonstrates that Kazakh intellectuals of the early twentieth century not only developed terminology for various scientific domains but also created Kazakh equivalents for animal species not native to the Kazakh steppe. The study identifies and analyzes selected lexical units, determines their word-formation models, and establishes which of them function as Kazakh equivalents of borrowed concepts. It further distinguishes between author-specific nominations and those that have entered the general lexical system of the Kazakh language. A comparative analysis is conducted between the early 20th-century coinages and their later standardized forms currently in use. Particular attention is paid to calquing as a dominant strategy in naming animal species inhabiting different continents, including America, Europe, Africa, Asia, and Australia. The findings demonstrate that the creation of animal and bird names constitutes a significant dimension of early Kazakh intellectuals’ lexical innovation and contributes to the development of national scientific terminology. It was concluded that, during this period, calquing began to be actively used in Kazakh linguistics as a method of word formation. Based on specific linguistic data drawn from the works of prominent scholars, the creation of Kazakh names for birds, wild animals, and other fauna is comprehensively analyzed as a distinctive aspect of the lexical creativity of the Kazakh intelligentsia, and the main reasons for this phenomenon are identified. It is noted that the linguists Akhmet Baitursynuly and Telzhan Shonanuly, when creating new words and terms in educational materials, as well as when translating and writing borrowed words and terms, were guided by the scientific principles approved at the 1924 Congress of Kazakh Educators.
Like the word style, to which it owes its origin, the word stylization is also ambiguous, but while the
ambiguity of the former, even in terminological uses, is often registered and thematized, the meanings
of the latter, even in stylistic contexts, often remain only implicit. The aim of this paper is to fixate the meanings of the word stylization in the context of discourse on style and stylistic features, primarily verbal discourse, based on dictionary entries and selected excerpts from stylistic and literary studies literature, but also taking into account the uses of the word in other areas, in discourses concerning (products of) artistic, but also other human activities. The key concept of stylization is that from the works of Mikhail Bakhtin, which is called interdiscursive, and by elaborating on aspects of its connection with the previously presented concepts (shaping and embellishment, set of stylistic features, stylistic figure, artificiality, pejorative artificiality, reduction), a definition of stylization is given, modernized in terms and postulates of discourse theory, and then the relationship between the concepts of pastiche and interdiscursive stylization
is considered, and the valorization aspects of the latter are commented on.
The paper explores the adaptation of lexical borrowings through the lens of two modes of world construal: entity-based and process-based. The study focuses on English and Korean, a language pair marked by intensive contact while being rooted in distinct cultural backgrounds. The analysis draws on borrowed lexical items selected from lexicographic sources, including the Standard Korean Language Dictionary , the Urimalsaem Dictionary , Merriam-Webster , and English-language dictionaries of Korean popular culture, as well as data from the Corpus of Contemporary American English and the Korea University Korean Corpus . Special attention is given to part-of-speech shifts that occur when lexical items are borrowed from one language into the other, regarding their nominal or verbal status in particular. To clarify how individual lexemes are transformed in the recipient language, the study also examines the borrowing of English -ing forms, using a sample of 152 headlines from South Korean news media. The findings show, first, that the ratio of borrowed verbs to borrowed nouns in Korean is generally much higher than in English. Second, English borrowings in Korean often undergo a noun-to-verb shift. Third, English -ing is often attached to Korean nominal stems to enhance processual meaning. Taken together, these patterns suggest that the assimilation of English borrowings into Korean involves strengthening of processual meaning. This trend appears to be linked to a broader contrast between the more entity-oriented world construal in English-speaking culture and the more process-oriented construal associated with Korean culture, as it has been noted by some scholars. The authors conclude that the adaptation of lexical borrowings is shaped not only by the structural properties of the languages involved or by language policy, but also by more general ways in which different languages and cultures construe the world.
O. Iriskhanova, T. S. Mozol· Voprosy Kognitivnoy Lingvist...· 0 citations
Methods of semantic analysis and the appeal to the semantic side of the language based on Bloom’s taxonomy in the Russian language classes at a non-linguistic university in the study and analysis of the text are actual. The role of Bloom’s taxonomy in the step-by-step implementation of the content analysis algorithm and its appeal to it lies in its consistency, i.e., in the mandatory stages of conscious learning, such as knowledge, understanding, application, analysis, and synthesis. The use of this method contributes not only to the processes of memorizing and reproducing facts, but also allows you to establish a connection with the previously received information, generalize, change, interpret and transform it.In this regard, the text is an invaluable source of factual material that provides options for the diverse use of language units at various levels. In Russian language classes, the most effective methods for semantic text analysis are the associative method and the content analysis method. Tasks based on associations arouse students ‘ cognitive interest, and content analysis contributes to better assimilation of texts of different speech styles, including texts on the specialtySemantic analysis of texts based on Bloom’s taxonomy in a non-linguistic university contributes to the development of critical and creative thinking of students by forming the ability to determine the value of an idea based on a critical and objective consideration of arguments
R.D. Darkembayeva, N. Ozekbayeva, F. Sametova· BULLETIN of the L N Gumilyov...· 0 citations
Before the late nineteenth century, linguistic research relied heavily on dictionaries, but by the end of the century two European scholars, G. Wenker and J. Gillieron, revolutionized linguistic methodology with two very different approaches to data collection in Europe. One hundred years later, just a few years before the founding of Masyarakat Linguistik Indonesia, two other European linguists, G. Diffloth and B. Nothofer, began their fieldwork projects in Island Southeast Asia. Their methodologies—connected yet differing in some details—have been explained in print and online sources. This essay focuses on linguistic fieldwork and research methodology based on empirical and inductive principles by reviewing the methods of Diffloth and Nothofer and comparing their approaches to those procedures used in a few recent linguistic studies of local languages in Malaysia and Indonesia. The underlying importance of studying the social history and the geography of the language communities involved in research projects as well as the need for cooperative interaction between researchers and language informants are the only basis for credible linguistic analysis. As hundreds of regional languages in Southeast Asia are threatened with obsolescence, linguists must not only document these languages but explore modes of cooperation with communities seeking to maintain their heritage languages from generation to generation. Computer programs such as ELAN can be used not only to document endangered languages but to revitalize them as well. As linguists, we need to rethink our procedures and enhance our interactions with the language communities of these islands.
James T. Collins· Linguistik Indonesia· 0 citations
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