This article deals with the method of sampling of nonce words from The BFG by Roald Dahl, types of motivation of the words selected and the word-formation processes involved. The research shows that these three objectives - sampling nonce words, identifying motivation behind these words and classifying them according to word-formation models - may present a challenge.
Translated title of the contributionROALD DAHL'S NONCE WORDS
Original languageRussian
Title of host publicationТекст и дискурс в зеркале антропоцентризма
Subtitle of host publicationСборник научных статей, посвященных юбилею профессора Елизаветы Георгиевны Хомяковой
EditorsТатьяна Петухова
Place of PublicationСПб.
Publisher«Астерион»
Pages13-19
ISBN (Print)978-5-00045-891-4
StatePublished - Jun 2020

    Research areas

  • neologisms, nonce words, linguistic creativity, motivation, word-formation

    Scopus subject areas

  • Arts and Humanities(all)

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