WORD CREATION QUESTIONNAIRE
Questions 7-13 permit more than 1 answer!
1.
About You
Mr
Mrs
2.
Your country
3.
Your education
Elementary school
High school
College/ University
Master degree
PhD
Other (Please Specify)
4.
Is your education/ occupation connected with linguistics or literature?
Yes
No
Specify, if you want
5.
Your age
1-19
50-64
20-29
65-79
30-49
80-100
6.
How often do you submit a created word?
that’s my first time
2-5 times a year
every month
every week
Other (Please Specify)
7.
Do you expect your words to become a part of the mainstream vocabulary?
Yes, that’s the purpose of creating them
Not necessarily
They are too specific to be used in everyday English
I know that my word(s) has/ve been used by other people
Other (Please Specify)
8.
What success criteria do you try to meet when coining words? You can mark several of them.
The word should be easy to pronounce
The form should be transparent to get the meaning and possible allusions
The word shouldn't have more than 3-4 syllables
The word should be funny and expressive
The coinage should resemble an already existing word
Add as many other criteria as you want
9.
What word formation model(s) and expressive means do you use most often?
affixation (adding a prefix or a suffix to a root word)
blending (combining parts of other words, as smog from smoke and fog)
compounding (combining two or more elements that are independent words, such as loudspeaker, baby-sit, or high school)
semantic derivation (metaphor, metonymy - changes based on a similarity or contiguity of concepts )
punning (playing upon similar-sounding words)
wordplay (all other forms of verbal wit)
Other (Please Specify)
10.
What models do you find more creative than others?
affixation
blending
compounding
semantic derivation (metaphor, metonymy)
Other (Please Specify)
11.
What do you think about the comments to the words?
They help to improve and I take comments into consideration when creating new words
We all know each other well, so we try to encourage rather than criticize
Comments should be more critical
I don't find comments useful and ignore them
Other (Please Specify)
12.
Why do you like the creative challenge of word invention? (Choose no more than 3 most relevant answers)
It is a good brain exercise
I want to become a prize winner
I want to enrich the vocabulary with my words
I like to assess and to be assessed
I like seeing my words and posts published on the Internet
Other (Please Specify)
13.
When submitting a definition for others to
create
a fitting word, do you usually try
to define a new object or phenomenon that still doesn't have a name
to express your emotions and feelings about some people or situations
to share your own experience in some situations
to invent a situation which can never happen or is not relevant to you
Other (Please Specify)
14.
Do you submit coinages for other web word-creating resources or dictionaries?
Yes
No
Please specify, if you want
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