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Neologism and Ambiguity - Coggle Diagram
Neologism and Ambiguity
Poetic Neologism
Produce totally new signs
One is created when there is no suitable sign already
Borrow from spoken language
Borrowing words from already existing language
Modify an existing sign
Adds meaning
Neologism
Creating new words happens all the time
Sign Language Neologism
Arise spontaneously
Creation of new words
Morphing (Blending)
Goal is create a smooth transition
Used in a lot of poems
One sign merges into another sign
Ambiguity
Puns
Anthropomorphism
Audiences can entertain two or more interpretations of a sign at the same time