Neologisms



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11 pages found in Neologisms:

Lexicopoeia
Provides a definition, and examples created by Professor Mikhail Epstein.
http://www.emory.edu/INTELNET/lexicopoeia.html

The Meaning of Liff
Alphabetical list of placenames and new meanings. Transcript of the book by Douglas Adams and John Lloyd.
http://folk.uio.no/alied/TMoL.html

Neologism Competition
A long-running monthly competition for readers, by Bob Levey of "The Washington Post". Includes links to past results.
http://www.fun-with-words.com/neologisms_competition.html

Neologisms
Features the results of one round of "The Washington Post's Style Invitational", where readers are asked to alter a dictionary word by one letter, and then supply a new definition.
http://www-personal.umich.edu/~shameem/neolog.html

New Words In English
An alphabetical collection created by students at Rice University in Texas.
http://www.owlnet.rice.edu/~ling215/NewWords/

Sniglets
An alphabetical and phonetic dictionary of made-up words.
http://bertc.com/sniglets.htm

What the Hell is Liff?
Provides new definitions for names of real towns and cities, with a search feature and a forum. Users are invited to submit their own items for inclusion.
http://liff.comegetsome.at/

Wiktionary: List of Protologisms
A collection of newly invented, but not widely accepted words or phrases, arranged by topic.
http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Wiktionary:List_of_protologisms_by_topic

Word Spy: Neologisms
A personal collection of newly-coined words and phrases.
http://www.wordspy.com/diversions/neologisms.asp

New words reflect changing culture.
ABC News Opinion article discusses whether some of the latest word creations enhance or detract from the language. <small>(January 17, 2007)</small>
http://www.abc.net.au/news/opinion/items/200701/s1827723.htm

Cyber-Neologoliferation
Article by James Gleick in "The New York Times" explains how new words are added to the Oxford English Dictionary. <small>(November 5, 2006)</small>
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/11/05/magazine/05cyber.html


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