La nomination dans le processus néologique

This article examines the neological process at work in the act of naming. In order to bring out what is specific to naming, we shall first draw a parallel with two concepts which are more frequently distinguished, i.e. naming and denomination. The demonstration will then be given using a small number of neologisms taken from a multilingual context, i.e. the Algerian sociolinguistic environment. By concentrating on semantic neology in particular, and applying the theory of praximatics to the study of how meaning is produced, we attempt to show how, in discourse, naming by means of a praxeme (here the neologism), can give rise to new meanings which are shared collectively within the praxic and sociocultural context. The whole question is thus to bring out the part played by collective experiences on language, in particular through the development of semantic neology in naming.