Neologism vs Portmanteau - What's the difference?
neologism | portmanteau |
(linguistics) A word or phrase which has recently been coined; a new word or phrase.
(linguistics, uncountable) The act or instance of coining, or uttering a new word.
(psychiatry) The newly coined, meaningless words or phrases of someone with a psychosis, usually schizophrenia.
A large travelling case usually made of leather, and opening into two equal sections.
* 1667 , Charles Croke, Fortune's Uncertainty :
(Australia, dated) A school bag; often shortened to port'' or ''school port
(linguistics) A portmanteau word.
* 1872 , Lewis Carroll, ), the first usage in this sense:
Made by combining two (or more) words, stories, etc., in the manner of a linguistic portmanteau.
* 2002 , Nicholas Lezard, Spooky tales by the master and friends'' in ''The Guardian (London) (December 14, 2002) page 30:
* 2002 , Nick Bradshaw, One day in September'' in ''Time Out (December 11, 2002) Page 71:
In linguistics terms the difference between neologism and portmanteau
is that neologism is a word or phrase which has recently been coined; a new word or phrase while portmanteau is a portmanteau word.As an adjective portmanteau is
made by combining two (or more) words, stories, etc., in the manner of a linguistic portmanteau.neologism
English
(wikipedia neologism)Noun
Usage notes
For a word to be no longer considered new, it needs to be understood by a significant portion of the population as having always been a valid word. For that to occur the word must have been in common use for approximately one generation — fifteen to twenty years — but there is no universally accepted measure.Synonyms
* coinageAntonyms
* paleologismDerived terms
* diffused neologism * stable neologismSee also
* protologism * vogue words *References
* The Oxford Dictionary of American Usage and Style. Bryan A. Garner. Oxford University Press, 2000. Oxford Reference Online. Oxford University Press. 21 June 2006 * The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.portmanteau
English
(wikipedia portmanteau)Alternative forms
* (travelling case) portmantuaEtymology 1
From (etyl) portemanteau, literallyNoun
(en-noun)- Rodolphus therefore finding such an earnest Invitation, embrac'd it with thanks, and with his Servant and Portmanteau , went to Don Juan's; where they first found good Stabling for their Horses, and afterwards as good Provision for themselves.
Etymology 2
Coined by .Noun
(en-noun)- Well, “slithy” means “lithe and slimy.” “Lithe” is the same as “active”. You see it’s like a portmanteau –there are two meanings packed up into one word.
Synonyms
* (portmanteau word) blend, frankenword, portmanteau wordAdjective
(-)- The overall narrator of this portmanteau story - for Dickens co-wrote it with five collaborators on his weekly periodical, All the Year Round - expresses deep, rational scepticism about the whole business of haunting.
- We're so bombarded with images, it's a struggle to preserve our imaginations.' In response, he's turned to cinema, commissioning 11 film-makers to contribute to a portmanteau film, entitled '11'09"01' and composed of short films each running 11 minutes, nine seconds and one frame.
