On Euphemisms, Linguistic Creativity, and Humor

In our paper for this issue of Lexis on humor, creativity, and lexical creation, we report findings from an original task about euphemism creation. For our study, subjects quickly produced new euphemisms in nominal compound form in English and defined them. In the task, subjects were provided with a...

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Main Authors: Craig Hamilton, Anne-Sophie Foltzer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Université Jean Moulin - Lyon 3 2021-08-01
Series:Lexis: Journal in English Lexicology
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Online Access:https://journals.openedition.org/lexis/5355
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