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3 - Meowlogisms

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 April 2023

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The chapter ’Meowlogisms’ explains morphological processes by using meowlogisms, which are a typical linguistic feature of cat-related digital spaces. These are created with cat-inspired morphemes and lexemes – called ’meowphemes’ here – with which people create new words to give their communication a feline spin. The chapter also looks at the reasons we consider certain words funny and discusses the concepts of humour, iconicity, and funniness in relation to meowlogisms. Denoting the feline perspective, meowlogisms are also present in the linguistic landscapes and are, thus, a feature that can be studied when it comes to the public spaces around us.

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Purrieties of Language
How We Talk about Cats Online
, pp. 61 - 85
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2023

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  • Meowlogisms
  • Edith Podhovnik
  • Book: Purrieties of Language
  • Online publication: 06 April 2023
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108918909.003
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  • Meowlogisms
  • Edith Podhovnik
  • Book: Purrieties of Language
  • Online publication: 06 April 2023
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108918909.003
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  • Meowlogisms
  • Edith Podhovnik
  • Book: Purrieties of Language
  • Online publication: 06 April 2023
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108918909.003
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