Lívia Körtvélyessy
Biographic Data
| ID | 1454161 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Lívia Körtvélyessy |
| GIVEN NAMES | Lívia |
| FAMILY NAME | Körtvélyessy |
| SIGNATURE | KÖRTVÉLYESSY L |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Pavol Jozef Šafárik |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-5292-2355 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 12 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 2 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 11 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 1 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2014 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Is there a place for creativity in onomatopoeia-formation
The purpose of the paper is to fill existing gaps in research by examining the role of divergent thinking abilities of language users, that is, their creative potential, in the formation of onomatopoeia. This link has not yet been considered in the literature, probably because it is generally assumed that onomatopoeia arises through mere imitation. However, it is argued that onomatopoeia formation is a much more complex phenomenon, and that creat…
Word-formation at the crossroads of productivity, creativity, and structural complexity
Productivity has long been one of the central topics in the study of word-formation. Research in this area has primarily focused on affixation and treated it independently of the creative performance of language users. This paper offers new insights into the nature of word-formation by discussing productivity within the context of two other related phenomena: creative naming acts of language users, and the structural complexity of a word-formatio…
Measuring the semantic priming effect across many languages
In search of a semiotic model for onomatopoeia
In recent years, numerous publications on onomatopoeia have discussed this class of words either separately or as a part of a broader class of ideophones. Those focused on onomatopoeia usually provide a language-specific description primarily based on phonological, morphological and/or syntactic characteristics. Semiotically oriented papers generally discuss the nature of onomatopoeia against the background of Saussure’s conception of arbitrarine…
Big-Five model of personality and word formation
As word formation can be conceptualized as an act of creativity with considerable space for differences among speakers, we present pilot research aimed at the examination of the role of Big-Five personality domains in the formation of new complex words. The sample consisted of 197 participants who underwent a word formation test and a personality assessment via The Next Big-Five Inventory. The results indicate that when ordinal regression is cond…
Derivational networks of onomatopoeias in English and Slovak
This article presents research into derivational properties of onomatopoeias in English and in Slovak. Onomatopoeias are defined narrowly in our approach, being restricted to the direct imitation of sounds of extra-linguistic reality. Our sample of 40 onomatopoeic words consists of two sound types: the sounds of animals and the sounds resulting from various falls, strokes, and bursts. A derivational network was produced for each such word. The ev…
On the role of creativity in the formation of new complex words
This article presents the results of a large-scale interdisciplinary project aimed at a corroboration of the role of creativity in the way university undergraduates (N = 309) coin new complex words. Specifically, the tendency towards economy of expression, preferred by a speaker, and the tendency towards semantic transparency, preferred by a listener, were examined in the broader context of the creative potential of an individual, understood as d…
Derivational Networks Across Languages
Onomatopoeia – A Unique Species
Onomatopoeia has not been paid much attention in theoretical linguistics, which may be related to its iconic‐symbolic nature. Moreover, the concept of onomatopoeia and its classification seem to vary in different linguistic traditions. Therefore, a new theoretical conception of onomatopoeia is proposed that makes it possible to examine onomatopoeia from a comparative perspective. This paper pursues the primary objective of clarifying the position…
Edinburgh Handbook of Evaluative Morphology
Evaluative Derivation
Derivation in a Social Context
While linguistic factors which affect the productivity of word-formation processes and rules have been extensively studied, it comes as a surprise that hardly any attention has been paid to sociolinguistic factors (age, gender, education, profession, language background) that affect either the formation or the interpretation of complex words. As a result, there are only a few publications dealing with the social aspects of derivational morphology…
On the role of creativity in the formation of new complex words
This article presents the results of a large-scale interdisciplinary project aimed at a corroboration of the role of creativity in the way university undergraduates (N = 309) coin new complex words. Specifically, the tendency towards economy of expression, preferred by a speaker, and the tendency towards semantic transparency, preferred by a listener, were examined in the broader context of the creative potential of an individual, understood as d…
Evaluative Derivation
Derivation in a Social Context
While linguistic factors which affect the productivity of word-formation processes and rules have been extensively studied, it comes as a surprise that hardly any attention has been paid to sociolinguistic factors (age, gender, education, profession, language background) that affect either the formation or the interpretation of complex words. As a result, there are only a few publications dealing with the social aspects of derivational morphology…
Edinburgh Handbook of Evaluative Morphology
Derivational Networks Across Languages
Onomatopoeia – A Unique Species
Onomatopoeia has not been paid much attention in theoretical linguistics, which may be related to its iconic‐symbolic nature. Moreover, the concept of onomatopoeia and its classification seem to vary in different linguistic traditions. Therefore, a new theoretical conception of onomatopoeia is proposed that makes it possible to examine onomatopoeia from a comparative perspective. This paper pursues the primary objective of clarifying the position…
On the role of creativity in the formation of new complex words
This article presents the results of a large-scale interdisciplinary project aimed at a corroboration of the role of creativity in the way university undergraduates (N = 309) coin new complex words. Specifically, the tendency towards economy of expression, preferred by a speaker, and the tendency towards semantic transparency, preferred by a listener, were examined in the broader context of the creative potential of an individual, understood as d…
Big-Five model of personality and word formation
As word formation can be conceptualized as an act of creativity with considerable space for differences among speakers, we present pilot research aimed at the examination of the role of Big-Five personality domains in the formation of new complex words. The sample consisted of 197 participants who underwent a word formation test and a personality assessment via The Next Big-Five Inventory. The results indicate that when ordinal regression is cond…
Derivational networks of onomatopoeias in English and Slovak
This article presents research into derivational properties of onomatopoeias in English and in Slovak. Onomatopoeias are defined narrowly in our approach, being restricted to the direct imitation of sounds of extra-linguistic reality. Our sample of 40 onomatopoeic words consists of two sound types: the sounds of animals and the sounds resulting from various falls, strokes, and bursts. A derivational network was produced for each such word. The ev…
In search of a semiotic model for onomatopoeia
In recent years, numerous publications on onomatopoeia have discussed this class of words either separately or as a part of a broader class of ideophones. Those focused on onomatopoeia usually provide a language-specific description primarily based on phonological, morphological and/or syntactic characteristics. Semiotically oriented papers generally discuss the nature of onomatopoeia against the background of Saussure’s conception of arbitrarine…
Word-formation at the crossroads of productivity, creativity, and structural complexity
Productivity has long been one of the central topics in the study of word-formation. Research in this area has primarily focused on affixation and treated it independently of the creative performance of language users. This paper offers new insights into the nature of word-formation by discussing productivity within the context of two other related phenomena: creative naming acts of language users, and the structural complexity of a word-formatio…
Measuring the semantic priming effect across many languages
Is there a place for creativity in onomatopoeia-formation
The purpose of the paper is to fill existing gaps in research by examining the role of divergent thinking abilities of language users, that is, their creative potential, in the formation of onomatopoeia. This link has not yet been considered in the literature, probably because it is generally assumed that onomatopoeia arises through mere imitation. However, it is argued that onomatopoeia formation is a much more complex phenomenon, and that creat…
Linguistics (9 works) · Language, Metaphor, and Cognition (8 works) · Philosophy (7 works) · Computer Science (6 works) · Psychology (6 works) · Categorization, perception, and language (5 works) · Creativity (4 works) · Multisensory perception and integration (4 works) · Social Psychology (4 works) · Artificial Intelligence (3 works)