New Words in English

Research Question

How 'new' are new words in English? This project analyzes thousands of words considered 'new' in English, and discovers that they are in fact much older than one would expect. We look for patterns in the development, evolution, and usage of neologisms, and discover  that 'new words' are more likely to be 'recycled words'.

Research Team

Alex Freed (Stanford)

Sarah Ogilvie (Oxford) Principal Investigator

 

Image Credit: 'Partial View of Newness' by Alex Freed and Sarah Ogilvie