WORD-FORMATION PROCESSES IN THE FANDOM JARGON

Sanel Hadžiahmetović Jurida, Amila Hadžibeganović

Abstract


The phenomenon of fandom seems to be present in various forms of entertainment from books and films to games. Hundreds of millions of people visiting a singular website dealing with only one form of fandom production supports this statement. However, it is not only the matter of being a fan, but also a member of community with its own culture and language. Because of this, a look into the characteristics of the language can only be a step towards the understanding of culture. Therefore, this paper deals with the fandom jargon, but from a morphological point of view. More precisely, a corpus of 33 words was analysed in terms of word-formation processes employed and this led to some conclusions regarding the productivity of word-formation processes and tendencies in the innovative use of language.

Keywords


fandom; jargon; fanfiction; word-formation processes; productivity; online discourse

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