The use of English neologisms in social media
A case of Facebook language in Iraqi Kurdistan
Keywords:
English neologisms, Iraqi Kurds, social media, FB, word formationAbstract
This study examines a linguistic phenomenon, which is using English neologisms by Iraqi Kurdish Facebook users on their Facebook platforms. Nowadays, hundreds of newly established English lexical units such as blogger, tweet, Facebook, WhatsApp, share, etc.… flow into English lexicon daily due to the innovative technology, internet websites, and all sorts of social media; hence, some of these new words find their way into world language’s vocabulary through the netzines communications. The paper aims to (1) explore the extent of using English neologisms by Iraqi Kurd Facebook users on Facebook, (2) determine the morphological classes of these words (3) reveal the most prominent reasons and factors behind using such English neologisms, and (4) pinpoint their significance in Kurdish lexicon. To achieve the aims of the study, data are obtained in two ways; first, compiling a list of 500 English neologisms through a thorough observation from numerous Kurdish public page posts and updates and comments of a reliable number of personal FB accounts of Iraqi Kurd FB users. Second, ask 56 active FB users, who are all BA, MA and PhD holders with good English background to tick the English neologisms from the list above.
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