21.1526, Calls: Disc Analysis/Pragmatics/Morphology/Semantics/Lexis (Jrnl)

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Subject: 21.1526, Calls: Disc Analysis/Pragmatics/Morphology/Semantics/Lexis (Jrnl)

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Date: 29-Mar-2010
From: Denis Jamet < djamet at univ-lyon3.fr >
Subject: Lexis

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From: Denis Jamet [djamet at univ-lyon3.fr]
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Full Title: Lexis 

Linguistic Field(s): Discourse Analysis;English;Morphology;Pragmatics;Semantics 

Call Deadline: 30-Jun-2010 

Issue #7 : 'Euphemism and lexical creation / Euphemism as a word-formation
process'

Guest editors:
Keith Allan, Monash University, Australia, Kate Burridge, Monash
University, Australia, Eliecer Crespo-Fernandez, University of Castilla la
Mancha, Spain and Denis Jamet, University Jean Moulin - Lyon 3, France.

The English word 'euphemism' is found for the first time in a book
written in 1656 by Thomas Blount, Glossographia [Burchfield 1985: 13]; it
comes from Greek euphèmismos, which is itself derived from the adjective
euphèmos, 'of good omen' (from eu, 'good', and phèmi, 'I say').
Etymologically speaking, a euphemism is linked to taboos, and traditionally
consists in replacing the original signifier, perceived as being offensive
or unpleasant, by another one; it is often referred to as a 'veil' or a
'shroud' thrown over the signified, as if to conceal it.

But can euphemism be restricted to a mere ornamental, stylistic variation?
Pivotal studies such as Allan & Burridge [1991; 2007] have shown that
euphemism cannot be restricted to a mere linguistic device, but needs to be
considered as an everyday, comprehensive phenomenon, a 'verbal behavior'
[Crespo Fernández 2005: 78] which serves a specific, functional purpose in
social discourse [Fairclough 2008]. Indeed, euphemism is not just a matter
of pure lexical choice - i.e. a nice stylistic variation, a 'linguistic
makeup' [Crespo Fernández 2005: 79] - but a real choice made by the
speaker in a given discursive context, as Allan & Burridge [1991: 4] write:

    [E]uphemism and dysphemism are principally determined by the choice of
expression within a given context: both world spoken of, and the world
spoken in.

It will also be interesting to consider 'dysphemism', which is, with
'euphemism', 'obverse sides of the same coin' [Allan & Burridge 1991:
7], which 'do not form clear-cut categories' [Crespo Fernández 2007: 15]. 

For issue #7 of Lexis, on the theme 'Euphemism and lexical creation /
Euphemism as a word-formation process', papers will question the role
played by euphemisms and/or dysphemisms in lexical creation or, in other
words, to consider the role of euphemisms and/or dysphemisms as
word-formation processes. Articles on topics such as the following (this is
a non-exhaustive list) are welcome:

General issues
    * Euphemism treadmill: amelioration and pejoration.
    * Taboo as a force triggering semantic, grammatical and phonological
change.
    * The etymology of taboo terms in the light of word formation patterns.
    * Dysphemism as a lexical strategy in slang and 'marginal' registers.
    * The translation of euphemism and dysphemism in another language /
culture.
    * The importance of figurative language in the creation of euphemism.
    * The force of connotation in any account of euphemism and dysphemism.

Euphemism and word-formation
    * Euphemism and dysphemism as creative (and emotive) word formation
processes.
    * Synchronic and diachronic aspects of euphemism and dysphemism as
devices of lexical creation.
    * The semantic extension and reduction of euphemism and dysphemism as a
means of lexical creativity.
    * Cross-cultural euphemistic and dysphemistic word-formation strategies.

Euphemism and word-formation processes
    * Euphemistically and dysphemistically-motivated categories of word
formation.
    * Dysphemism and phonaesthesia. The (possible) pejorative value of
phonological units in lexical formation.
    * The phonetic structure of euphemisms and dysphemisms.
    * Euphemistic or dysphemistic processes involved in rhyming slang.
    * The euphemistic or dysphemistic motivation of loan words.
    * The role of shortening in the creation of euphemistic and
dysphemistic lexical units.
    * Positively and negatively loaded affixes.

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