<Articles>A Study of Neologisms in Shakespeare's Hamlet

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This paper attempts a linguistic description of all the neologisms created by Shakespeare in Hamlet : compounding, functional shift, and derivation and his extension of meaning. Neologisms which meet the following conditions are examined : 1) Word formation - The Oxford English Dictionary Second Edition on Compact Disc states that the word was first used by Shakespeare. 2) New meaning - The Oxford English Dictionary Second Edition on Compact Disc states that the new sense was first used by Shakespeare. We can find 119 new words created by means of 42 compoundings and 18 functional shifts and 59 derivations, and 336 words which were used by him in new meanings. He used the productive methods of the Elizabethan period very effectively to develop a new semantic world. Most of the words making up 'word areas' in this play are closely related to the theme of the play, especially the word areas 'sorrow, ' 'family' and 'desire.' The word areas 'sickness' and 'desire' have the most striking images and they run throughout the play. 'Death' and 'fear, ' as well as 'sorrow' and 'sickness, ' may be word areas found only in tragedies. Shakespeare tried to emphasize background night with the words in 'night.' Thus, interestingly enough, some word areas are related either to a theme or a central image of the play, and it appears that certain word areas are unique to tragedies.
神戸市看護大学の論文
1998-03-31