Neologisms as the individual’s property (based on English-language neologisms in the field of psychology)

Litvyak Olesya Valeryevna, Suprun Liliya Sergeevna

The article is devoted to the problem of the emergence of new English-language neologisms in the field of psychology. Based on the psycholinguistic theory, as well as on the basis of a number of electronic dictionaries, the analysis is carried out, where new lexical neoplasms related to psychological science are considered. The theoretical part of the article includes the study of modern word-formation trends in the English language, concepts and principles, the role of neologisms and their use in the oral and written speech of an individual. Psycholinguistic experiment was used as the main empirical research method, and the method of interlanguage translation was used as its methodology. The experiment was conducted on the material of neologisms from the field of psychology. The empirical part of the article also provides examples of neologisms that describe the state and appearance of an individual, as well as psychological components of the individual.

Keywords:individual, neologism, neology, language creativity, psychological aspect, psychology, borrowing, word formation, lexicon.