Innovation in Language Learning
Neologism in Selected Social Media Platforms: A Cross-Cultural Study
Atyaf Hasan Ibrahim, Al-Iraqia University (Iraq)
Mahmoud Arif Edan, Al-Iraqia University, (Iraq)
Bushra Saadoon Mohammed Alnoori, Al-Mansour University College (Iraq)
Abstract
This research paper aims at investigating the use of neologism; new created words, in the comments and posts of social media platforms. The data are taken from the posts and comments found in Facebook, Instagram and Twitter platforms retrieved from January 2020 to January 2024 by Canadian British, American and Irish users. It explores three types of neologism; lexical deviation, word formation and borrowing, adopting Krishnamurthy (2010) model. The study concluded that neologism expressions are widely used by social media users due to the invention of new products, the different cultural norms of each country and the global events including the new pandemic; COVID 19. Borrowing is the most common used type of neologism, recording the highest frequency, then comes word formation and lastly lexical deviation. It is widely used by Americans, then British, Irish and lastly Canadians. In relation to the platforms, Facebook has shown a high prominence and a leading source of new words among the other platforms, serving as a great linguistic pot for neologism.
Keywords: neologism, social media platforms, cross- cultural study
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