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| Title: | Magic Words: the Phonology of Fantasy Neologisms |
| Author(s): | Flegal, Kathleen M. |
| Keywords: | fantasy neologism
phonology
literature
new words
literary neologism
neologism |
| Issue Date: | 2-Sep-2008 |
| Abstract: | This thesis examines the sound system of neologisms created in fantasy literature. I
noted all neologisms in fantasy novels picked from specific award lists and
recommended reading lists, then transcribed the words phonetically. After transcribing,
I examined all of the words to see what they have in common with each other and what
phonological rules they follow. Using the data thus gathered, I drew the conclusion that
fantasy neologisms do, in fact, follow phonological rules similar to those that English
language speakers follow. |
| URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/1920/3283 |
| Appears in Collections: | College of Humanities and Social Sciences
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