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Authorial Neologisms in Bernardine Evaristo’s Novels: A Sociolinguistic Perspective

Authors
Dubovitskaya Maria1, *
1Department of English, Moscow State Institute of International Relations (University) of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation, 76, Prospect Vernadskogo, 119454, Moscow, Russia
*Corresponding author. Email: clouddancing@mail.ru
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Dubovitskaya Maria
Available Online 28 April 2023.
DOI
10.2991/978-2-38476-042-8_25How to use a DOI?
Keywords
sociolinguistics; neologisms; word formation; identity
Abstract

The purpose of this study is to look into the language of the renowned British author Bernardine Evaristo to find examples of authorial neologisms and writerly words. In the course of the analysis that was carried out, a list of 40 authorial neologisms was compiled out of three novels: “Mr. Loverman”, “Girl, Woman, Other,” and “Soul Tourists”. The mechanism of authorial coinage emulates general linguistic trends of word formation, namely, affixation, conversion, blending and compounding. Authorial linguistic creativity manifests copious imaginative power, technical excellence, and emotional range on par with stylization aimed at describing social contexts and classes. Examining the way characters in the novel use language in different social contexts provides a wealth of information about their social identity: black intellectuals, black artists, gender-fluid people, feminists, gays and bisexuals, Afro-Caribbean people in London, and Londoners with black roots. The random sampling method and contextual and linguistic analysis provided a base for this research.

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Volume Title
Proceedings of the 19th International Conference of the Asia Association of Computer-Assisted Language Learning (AsiaCALL 2022)
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Advances in Social Science, Education and Humanities Research
Publication Date
28 April 2023
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978-2-38476-042-8
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2352-5398
DOI
10.2991/978-2-38476-042-8_25How to use a DOI?
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© 2023 The Author(s)
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