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Lexical creativity in modern Nahuatl: An analysis of multidialectal data

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dc.abstract.enNahuatl has a long history of contact with, and marginalization by, Spanish. Today the language shift maintains a steady pace, despite numerous initiatives for revitalization and revalorization. This paper deals with the lexical creativity of Nahuatl speakers. As a result of the fieldwork of our research team in six communities in Mexico, we have amassed rich data concerning neologisms that designate objects and concepts imported from European culture. Unlike most studies on language contact in Nahuatl, we choose to focus not on the morphosyntactic strategies of lexicogenesis, or on phenomena of matter and/or pattern borrowing, but on the conceptual structure of neologisms, applying the onomasiological theory of word-formation. We argue that, while language endangerment and the lack of an obvious need for lexicogenesis may cause some productivity patterns to go dormant, these do not necessarily become eradicated. Moreover, innovative patterns of word-formation may come to light when lexical creativity is triggered.
dc.affiliationUniwersytet Warszawski
dc.contributor.authorSullivan, John
dc.contributor.authorHaimovich, Gregory
dc.contributor.authorGruda, Szymon
dc.date.accessioned2024-01-25T05:09:15Z
dc.date.available2024-01-25T05:09:15Z
dc.date.issued2023
dc.description.financeNie dotyczy
dc.description.volume285
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/J.LINGUA.2023.103488
dc.identifier.issn0024-3841
dc.identifier.urihttps://repozytorium.uw.edu.pl//handle/item/111140
dc.identifier.weblinkhttps://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0024384123000128
dc.languageeng
dc.pbn.affiliationlinguistics
dc.relation.ispartofLingua
dc.relation.pagesarticle 103488
dc.rightsClosedAccess
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dc.titleLexical creativity in modern Nahuatl: An analysis of multidialectal data
dc.typeJournalArticle
dspace.entity.typePublication