Neologisms and Language Change in the British Press: Second Edition

A neologism is a newly coined word, term or phrase that may be entering common usage and is often associated with a particular person, publication, period or event. This book examines neologisms that appeared between 1990 and 2012 in three leading British newspapers: The Times, The Guardian and The Independent.Through a detailed analysis, the study traces the semantic processing of neologisms and examines their development and expansion in relation to linguistic and extralinguistic variables. Structured in five chapters, the book presents significant findings on the formation, meaning and use of new words in the British press.Written in a clear and accessible style, this study will be valuable to students and researchers of linguistics, semantics, translation and language change. It also provides a useful resource for student projects and offers a foundation for further research into neologisms and lexical innovation.