Would anyone here happen to know the literary term for invented (fictional) jargon or slang additions to English used by authors such as OSC (jeesh, neh, etc.) and Carroll? A friend of mine has been looking for the proper word, but I've been able to direct him no farther than exolinguistics - and away from portmanteau.
Posted by mikemunsil (Member # 2109) on :
not a literary term, no. Heinlein created TANSTAAFL and Niven created TANJ; both are acronyms.
Heinlein also used Russian slang, "stilyagi" for example.
Posted by yanos (Member # 1831) on :
But OSC's terms weren't invented. Neh is used commonly by Asians who speak english.
Posted by Kathleen Dalton Woodbury (Member # 59) on :
How about "coined" words?
Posted by goatboy (Member # 2062) on :
"lexpionage" appears to mean the seeking of new words and then there are "stunt words" and "sniglets", whatever they are. Anyway, check here:
Weren't "sniglets" the books of made up words by Rich Hall (a very funny comedian from "Not Necessarily the News")?
I remember owning those books and loved them.
Posted by Pyre Dynasty (Member # 1947) on :
I've got a game called 'Sniglets' It's got something to do with invented words and defintitions.
If there isn't a word for it lets make one, I call it Neolinguistics.
Posted by Survivor (Member # 213) on :
I'm going with KDW on this one. New words are either "coined" or "minted". An invented word can be called a "coinage". If you invent a new word or phrase, then you "coin" it ("mint" is rarely used in this case for some reason).