LEXICON DYNAMICS IN THE PANDEMIC ERA / DYNAMIQUE DU LEXIQUE À L’ÈRE DE LA PANDÉMIE

Abstract

Language is a living organism in continual change. Lexical innovations are part of the development of any society and their role is to either depict a reality in its very essence or to create a powerful stylistic effect on the readers. Irrespective of their stability or transiency in the language, these terms give zest and grandeur to any historical age.

Keywords

• pandemic
• metaphor
• innovation