Neologism: Meaning, Definition & Examples

Neologism

A neologism is a new word. Neology is the process of creating new words and phrases through writing or speaking. The process of neology can also involve adopting words that already exist and adapting them to illustrate a different meaning. Making neologisms is also a great way to have fun with language as you need to use your creativity!

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What does word blending mean within neology?

The method blending is a type of neologism, that blends two or more words to create a new word.

What does neology mean?

Neology is the process of creating new words and phrases which then turn into neologisms. This can involve adopting words that exist and adapting them to show a different or same meaning.

The neology method clipping involves what four methods?

Back clipping, complex clipping, fore clipping, middle clipping.

What does the neology method clipping mean?

The method of clipping refers to shortening a longer word which then acts as a new word with the same or similar meaning.

Complex clipping within neology refers to shortening the start of a word. True or false?

False. Complex clipping is reducing a compound word (two free morphemes joined together) by keeping and linking the existing parts.

Why is word blending used within neology?

Word blending within neology is used as it helps us describe a new event or something new, which incorporates the meaning of the two existing concepts within one word.

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Frequently Asked Questions about Neologism

What is neology?

Neology refers to the process of creating new words and phrases, which then turn into neologisms. Neology also involves adopting words that exist and adapting them to show a different meaning.

What is an example of a neologism?

Here are 9 neologism examples:

Spider-Man (spider and man)
Cap (captain)
Copter (helicopter)
Flu (influenza)
Sci-fi (science fiction)
NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration)
Lol (laugh out loud)
ASAP (as soon as possible)
CD (compact disc)

How do you pronounce 'neology' and 'neologism'?

You pronounce neology: neo-lo-gy. Neologism is pronounced: nee-o-luh-ji-zm. Note that within neologism, the third syllable is not pronounced 'gi' (like the letters 'gi'), but rather like the first syllable in 'gigantic'.

What is the difference between acronyms and initialisms?

An acronym is pronounced as a word formed from a set of words or phrases. An initialism has the same rule, but instead, the word is pronounced as individual letters. Both are forms of neology as new words are created which are known as neologisms.

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