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Quand le néologue se fait étymologiste. De la néologie identitaire à la néologie des dictionnaires
| Title in English | When the neologist becomes an etymologist. From identity neology to dictionary neology |
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| Year of publication | 2024 |
| Type | Article in Periodical |
| Magazine / Source | Neologica |
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| Citation | |
| web | Neologica 2024, n° 18 Pour une approche discursive de la néologie |
| Keywords | neology: etymology; africanism; romism; identity apostrophe |
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| Description | The lexeme bolos is widely recognized, yet its origin continues to be debated. The recent emergence in slang of a synonymous lexeme, flocko, borrowed from Baoulé, reopens the question of African languages. Bolos may have originated from Bambara, where bólokobali is "an uncircumcised man" as well as an insult. Unraveling the thread of this hypothesis and examining the neologisms morray and go, we discuss the role of etymology and channels through which new words are spread in neographic practice. |
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