NEOLOGISMS OF THE

ENGLISH LANGUAGE THAT

APPEARED DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC FEATURES OF FORMATION

AND FUNCTIONING

SUPERVISIOR  

Sources and Methods

Sources: BBC, The Guardian, The Times, Oxford Dictionary, The Global Language Monitor, social media.

Methods:

Continuous sampling

Classification

                                   Descriptive           and          comparative

analysis

Types of Neologisms

Word Formation

PREFIXES

anti- → anti-epidemic self- → self-isolation super- → superspreader pre- → presymptomatic

Examples of COVID Nealogisms

Covidiot - a person ignoring safety rules Coronacation - forced vacation during lockdown.

Doomscrolling - endlessly reading bad news. Zoombombing - intruding into video calls.

Quarantini - a cocktail enjoyed in quarantine.

Coronials - babies born during the pandemic.