Metapragmatic neology in digital discourse

Solid groundwork for Morphopragmatics and Construction Morphology

Authors

  • Bárbara Marqueta Gracia Universidad de Zaragoza

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.31885/lud.6.1.255

Keywords:

morphology, neology, Morphopragmatics, Construction Morphology, digital discourse

Abstract

This note addresses the topic of Judith Bridges’s focus article, namely ‑splain neologisms such as mansplain, thinsplain and covidsplain, from the perspective of morphological theory. I attempt to show that Morphopragmatics, a subfield of morphology, can account for the complex pragmatics of word formation processes like those in ‑splain neology. I propose that the analysis of ‑splain words as constructional idioms, under the framework of Construction Morphology, provides a suitable account of the pragmatic effects associated with the innovations in this lexical pattern.

Author Biography

Bárbara Marqueta Gracia, Universidad de Zaragoza

Specializes in Morphology and Semantics

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Published

2021-12-24

How to Cite

Marqueta Gracia, B. (2021). Metapragmatic neology in digital discourse: Solid groundwork for Morphopragmatics and Construction Morphology. Language Under Discussion, 6(1), 38–42. https://doi.org/10.31885/lud.6.1.255