This paper deals with the creation, the use and the functions of new words, so called neologisms, in French. Two diverse sources of new words are described � in magazines such as À Nous Paris and Les Inrockuptibles, and in colloquial speech, and therefore, two distinct types of neologisms are distinguished, that is �neologisms in magazines� and �neologisms in colloquial speech�. Comparing various word-formation processes, a special attention is paid to Anglicism, very frequently used in the analysed magazines. In conclusion, motivation of young French people to create neologisms and that of journalists are compared.
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