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2019 WOTY and Neologism<\/strong><\/h3>\n

The Word of the Year for 2019<\/strong> is \u201cexistential\u201d<\/strong> or \u201cclimate emergency\u201d<\/strong> or \u201cclimate strike\u201d<\/strong> or my personal favorite, \u201cthey;\u201d<\/strong> depending on where you search. Each year a group of linguists from different organizations; i.e. Merriam-Webster, Oxford Languages, Collins Dictionary, dictionary.com, and the American Dialect Society, among others, pick their word of the year. Sometimes abbreviated WOTY, the word of the year is a singular word or expression that is significant to the public.<\/p>\n

Linguists study the science and utilization of language. Their attention is on public practice of the term or expression and how it interfaces with the real-world. To become the Word of the Year, linguists consider the most searched words, the ones that have a significant spike from the previous year, and do they have lasting potential.<\/p>\n

Merriam-Webster <\/strong><\/h3>\n

The 2019 Word of the Year for Merriam Webster is they, <\/strong>having a 313% spike in searches over the previous year. Moreover, there is a shift in the way they<\/strong> is used, which lured people to their dictionaries to hunt for the current definition. The first definition states, \u201cthose people, animals, or things,\u201d and the second meaning is, \u201cused to refer to people in a general way or to a group of people who are not specified.\u201d<\/p>\n

As stated by Merriam-Webster, \u201cEnglish famously lacks a gender-neutral singular pronoun to correspond neatly with singular pronouns like everyone or someone, and as a consequence, they<\/strong> has been used for this purpose for over 600 years.\u201d Now in the place of the word \u201che or she,\u201d the singular pronoun to use is \u201cthem or they,\u201d which is preferred in professional writing.<\/p>\n

Oxford Languages and Collins Dictionary<\/strong><\/h3>\n

The Oxford Word of the Year for 2019 is climate emergency,<\/strong> and Collins Dictionary chose climate strike<\/strong>. \u00a0One of the expressions represents a situation and the other designates an action, so I will address them together. Climate emergency<\/strong> is, \u201ca situation in which urgent action is required to reduce or halt climate change and avoid potentially irreversible environmental damage resulting from it.\u201d Climate strike<\/strong> is \u201ca form of protest in which people absent themselves from education or work in order to join demonstrations demanding action to counter climate change.\u201d Both expressions show that the environment is an ongoing concern being disseminated in the headlines.<\/p>\n

dictionary.com<\/strong><\/h3>\n

The WOTY for dictionary.com is existential<\/strong>, defined as, \u201cof or relating to existence\u2026concerned with the nature of human existence as determined by the individual\u2019s freely made choices.\u201d The word captures the struggle to survive, as topics of climate change and gun violence dominate our attention. It begs us to ask big questions of, why are we here, and what choices will extend our life beyond our self.<\/p>\n

Altogether, dictionary.com added over 300 words, expressions, and acronyms this past year. Known as a neologism, defined as, \u201ca new word, meaning, usage, or phrase; the introduction or use of new words or new senses of existing words.\u201d Linguists consider how current words are being utilized and if used on a massive scale. Though the words have been around a while, in 2019 they were added to the dictionary. Here are a few examples.<\/p>\n

Words Added to the Dictionary in 2019<\/strong><\/h3>\n

In Conversations:<\/u><\/p>\n

Deep Dive: \u201ca thorough or comprehensive analysis of a subject or issue.\u201d<\/p>\n

Infodump: \u201ca large quantity of backstory, or background information, supplied at once.\u201d<\/p>\n

Elevator Pitch: \u201ca brief talk or pitch intended to sell or win approval for something.\u201d<\/p>\n

On Social Media:<\/u><\/p>\n

Shitposting: \u201ca form of trolling when someone \u2018posts off-topic,\u2019 false, or offensive contributions to an online forum with the intent to derail the discussions or provoke other participants.\u201d<\/p>\n

Crybullies: \u201ca person who self-righteously harasses or intimidates others while playing the victim, especially of a perceived social injustice.\u201d<\/p>\n

It\u2019s a good idea to add these two expressions to your vocabulary so you are able to call out people for what they are doing with their social media comments.<\/p>\n

As far as acronyms go, here are two dictionary additions: JSYK: \u201cjust so you know,\u201d and JOMO: \u201cjoy of missing out.\u201d<\/p>\n

Past Words of the Year<\/strong><\/p>\n

An interesting exercise is looking up Past Words of the Year to grasp what happened at the time; it\u2019s like a walk-through history.<\/p>\n

1992: not! \u2013 as in just kidding<\/p>\n

1993: information superhighway<\/p>\n

1994: cyber, morph<\/p>\n

1995: web<\/p>\n

1996: mom \u2013 as in soccer mom<\/p>\n

1997: millennium bug<\/p>\n

1998: e- – as in e-mail or e-commerce<\/p>\n

1999: Y2K<\/p>\n

2000: chad \u2013 Florida voting<\/p>\n

2001: 9-11<\/p>\n

2002: weapons of mass destruction<\/p>\n

2003: metrosexual<\/p>\n

2004: red state, blue state, purple state \u2013 as in 2004 US presidential election<\/p>\n

2005: truthiness – from The Colbert Report<\/p>\n

2006: plutoed \u2013 as in devalued like the planet Pluto<\/p>\n

2007: Subprime \u2013 below a prime rate<\/p>\n

2008: bailout \u2013 stock market crash<\/p>\n

2009: tweet<\/p>\n

2010: app<\/p>\n

2011: tergiversate \u2013 as in changing opinions like politicians, the stock market, and public polls<\/p>\n

2012: hashtag<\/p>\n

2013: privacy \u2013 Facebook<\/p>\n

2014: exposure \u2013 having all your information out there<\/p>\n

2015: identity \u2013 big brother is watching<\/p>\n

2016: xenophobia \u2013 fear of people of other cultures<\/p>\n

2017: fake news \u2013 President Trump\u2019s phrase<\/p>\n

2018: misinformation \u2013 media\u2019s skewed reporting<\/p>\n

You can check the definitions of these words on dictionary.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n

American Dialect Society<\/strong><\/h3>\n

By the way, The American Dialect Society has been announcing the Word of the Year<\/strong> longer than any organization, and they take it even further. The society chooses the Word<\/strong> for the End of the Decade, Word<\/strong> of the 20th<\/sup> Century, and Word<\/strong> of the Past Millennium. As with the WOTY<\/strong>, we can determine what transpired at that time.<\/p>\n

Word of the Decade:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 1990s: web\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 2000s: google (verb)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 2010s: they (singular)<\/p>\n

Word of the 20th<\/sup> Century:\u00a0\u00a0 jazz<\/p>\n

Word of the Past Millennium:\u00a0\u00a0 she<\/p>\n

Examining the Word of the Year<\/strong> provides a history lesson, recalling what happened during that year, and revealing what was the focus. Our language is not a static entity; it requires linguists to update the dictionaries by adding new words, and managing the definitions changed by the times. The English Language is integral for us to communicate, as long as we understand the meaning<\/a>.<\/p>\n

I wonder what the 2020 Word of the Year<\/strong> will be? Maybe it will be hoarding.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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