New Words in a Genre: Greenwash, Regreen, Decarbonize
Introduction
‘New words in a genre.’ is chosen to be the topic for this mini research paper. All the analysis and evaluations done on the new words chosen in a specific area will be based on the use of various corpora, online concordancers, dictionaries and search engines. This research paper will investigate the selected new words in terms of its morphological structure, frequency of use, generated meanings and prediction on the acceptance in dictionaries with the analysis on the FUDGE factors.
Justification of new words in a specific area
‘Greenwash’, ‘regreen’ (same as‘re-green’) and ‘decarbonize’ (same as ‘decarbonise’) are the new words chosen for analysis in the area of environmental protection. Apart from sharing the same semantic field, these words share the same part of speech as verbs. Undergoing the morphology change and lexical change on words, these new words are formed to fill the gap between language and the new concepts developed in environmental protection.
Morphological Analysis on Greenwash
Greenwash is a blending word, a new lexeme formed from parts of two other words (Anglistik, 2008, pp.155), although it seems to be formed by the root ‘green’ and ‘wash’. Indeed, greenwash is the combination of ‘green’ and ‘whitewash’. It is connotation in meaning, as it doesn’t mean the colour of green and the action of washing. The meaning of ‘Green’ is broadened, since it only refers to the colour and a small area of plantation. It can now refers to the symbol of environmental protection, while ‘whitewash’ bears the meaning of covering and concealing of flaws.
The Meaning of Greenwash
Many have tried to explain the meaning on greenwash. According to Wordspy, greenwash means to implement token environmentally friendly initiatives as a way of hiding or deflecting criticism about existing environmentally destructive practices. Journalist of Peter Burrows has written that ‘Of course, Apple is not immune to the temptation to "greenwash" -- the
‘New words in a genre.’ is chosen to be the topic for this mini research paper. All the analysis and evaluations done on the new words chosen in a specific area will be based on the use of various corpora, online concordancers, dictionaries and search engines. This research paper will investigate the selected new words in terms of its morphological structure, frequency of use, generated meanings and prediction on the acceptance in dictionaries with the analysis on the FUDGE factors.
Justification of new words in a specific area
‘Greenwash’, ‘regreen’ (same as‘re-green’) and ‘decarbonize’ (same as ‘decarbonise’) are the new words chosen for analysis in the area of environmental protection. Apart from sharing the same semantic field, these words share the same part of speech as verbs. Undergoing the morphology change and lexical change on words, these new words are formed to fill the gap between language and the new concepts developed in environmental protection.
Morphological Analysis on Greenwash
Greenwash is a blending word, a new lexeme formed from parts of two other words (Anglistik, 2008, pp.155), although it seems to be formed by the root ‘green’ and ‘wash’. Indeed, greenwash is the combination of ‘green’ and ‘whitewash’. It is connotation in meaning, as it doesn’t mean the colour of green and the action of washing. The meaning of ‘Green’ is broadened, since it only refers to the colour and a small area of plantation. It can now refers to the symbol of environmental protection, while ‘whitewash’ bears the meaning of covering and concealing of flaws.
The Meaning of Greenwash
Many have tried to explain the meaning on greenwash. According to Wordspy, greenwash means to implement token environmentally friendly initiatives as a way of hiding or deflecting criticism about existing environmentally destructive practices. Journalist of Peter Burrows has written that ‘Of course, Apple is not immune to the temptation to "greenwash" -- the