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Colloquial coinages originate in spoken language through conversations while literary coinages are coined by writers. Colloquial coinages have an ephemeral nature but can become standardized over time if widely adopted, while literary coinages tend to last longer but may also disappear. Examples of processes for creating new words included compounding, derivation, affixation, blending, and acronyms.

Author

Irina Mitko

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EN