混種 新語의 形態와 外來 要素(1)

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This study aims to investigate the aspects of hybrid words by focusing on “discovered newly coined words” found on Twitter . This is because word formation is an important mechanism in converting Western elements into Korean morphemes and also because Twitter is the platform where words are coined most dynamically through word formation. For this study, the characteristics of newly coined words were first discussed, and the word types and forms of newly coined words found on Twitter were analyzed. Through this procedure, abbreviated words, the most dominant form of newly coined words on Twitter, were examined. Abbreviated words go through the process of clipping, and the parts that remain after clipping stay intact because of their original meaning. Thus, it can be inferred that a Korean syllable that conveys meaning can attain the status of a Korean morpheme, regardless of its origin . This study compiled a list of Western elements that are becoming or could become Korean morphemes, and it was decided that monosyllabic foreign elements were more likely to become Korean morphemes.

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