Neologizmi nastali tijekom pandemije bolesti COVID-19

The subject of this thesis paper is Neologisms coined during the COVID-19 pandemic. Not only has the COVID-19 pandemic transformed the entire world in terms of public health and global dynamics, but it has also had a major impact on language and communication. This thesis explores the phenomenon of neologisms that emerged during the pandemic. The main goal of this paper is to identify the neologisms that have surfaced during the pandemic and the role they have found in everyday language. The question of their position in the language pertains to whether these neologisms will endure and become commonly used or fade into obscurity. A research study was conducted using a specialized corpus in Sketch Engine to obtain the results. Key findings revealed that terms directly connected to the disease, such as COVID-19 and SARS-CoV-2, are likely to endure. Neologisms like new normal, COVIDrelated, and self-quarantine displayed usage fluctuations. Conversely, terms like disinfodemic, moronavirus, and coronacoma had limited impact and appeared sparingly in the corpus. This paper will contribute to the understanding of the status and significance of neologisms arising during the COVID-19 pandemic, providing insight into lexical changes and the evolution of neologisms over time.Tema ovoga završnog rada jest Neologizmi nastali tijekom pandemije bolesti COVID-19. Ne samo da je pandemija bolesti COVID-19 promijenila cijeli svijet u vidu javnog zdravlja i globalne dinamike nego je imala i značajan utjecaj na jezik i komunikaciju. Ovim se radom istražuju neologizmi koji su se pojavili tijekom pandemije. Glavni cilj ovog rada jest utvrditi koji su neologizmi nastali tijekom pandemije i kakvo su mjesto pronašli u svakodnevnom jeziku. Pitanje položaja u jeziku odnosi se na to hoće li navedeni neologizmi opstati i postati svakodnevno korišteni ili će pak otići u zaborav. Provedeno je istraživanje u specifičnom korpusu putem Sketch Engine-a kako bi dobili rezultati. Ključni rezultati su otkrili da će pojmovi izravno povezani s bolešću, poput COVID-19 i SARS-CoV-2, vjerojatno opstati. Neologizmi kao što su new normal, COVID-related i self-quarantine pokazali su variranje u upotrebi. S druge strane, pojmovi poput desinfodemic, moronavirus i coronacoma imali su ograničen utjecaj i u korpusu su se pojavili rijetko. Ovaj će rad doprinijeti razumijevanju statusa i važnosti neologizama nastalih tijekom pandemije bolesti COVID-19 te pružiti uvid u promjene u leksiku i evoluciju neologizama kroz vrijeme