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What is the focus of the present study?
What is the focus of the present study?
- Investigating the sociolinguistic changes brought about by the COVID-19 outbreak
- Identifying the type of word-formation processes associated with COVID-19 neologisms in English (correct)
- Analyzing the global impact of COVID-19 outbreak
- Exploring the effects of COVID-19 on different languages
How many COVID-19-inspired neologisms were compiled for analysis?
How many COVID-19-inspired neologisms were compiled for analysis?
- 156
- 78
- 208 (correct)
- 312
What was the most discrete type of word-formation process identified in the analysis?
What was the most discrete type of word-formation process identified in the analysis?
- Acronyms
- Affixation
- Blending (correct)
- Clipping
Where did the researchers gather the COVID-19-inspired neologisms for their corpus?
Where did the researchers gather the COVID-19-inspired neologisms for their corpus?
What has become part of our lives as a result of the surge of new words and phrases accompanying the COVID-19 outbreak?
What has become part of our lives as a result of the surge of new words and phrases accompanying the COVID-19 outbreak?
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Focus of the Study
Focus of the Study
The study aimed to understand how new words related to COVID-19 were formed in the English language.
Number of Neologisms Analyzed
Number of Neologisms Analyzed
Researchers collected 208 words and phrases related to COVID-19 for analysis.
Most Common Word Formation Process
Most Common Word Formation Process
Blending, a process where two words are combined to create a new one, was the most common way new COVID-19 words were formed.
Source of COVID-19 Neologisms
Source of COVID-19 Neologisms
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Impact of COVID-19 Language Changes
Impact of COVID-19 Language Changes
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