The Formation of Neologisms in a Lesser-used Language: The Case of Frisian

• Hindrik Sijens ^[1] ; Hans Van de Velde ^[1]
  1. [1] Fryske Akademy
• Localización: Dictionaries: Journal of the Dictionary Society of North America, ISSN 0197-6745, Vol. 41, Nº. 1, 2020 (Ejemplar dedicado a: Global Viewpoints on Lexicography and Neologisms), págs. 45-67
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • In this paper we discuss neologism formation in Frisian, a lesser-used language spoken in the Netherlands. On the basis of an analysis of online news media, it is shown that Frisian neologisms are mainly borrowings (nonce borrowings, adapted loan words, loan translations) from Dutch, the dominant language. We discuss the consequences for the production of the new bilingual online Dutch-Frisian dictionary, which has a medium-sized, standardized, autonomous language as its source language, and a small, dependent and far less standardized target language