Amalgamation lexicale et néologie

Relations between lexical blending and neology are rarely the main focus in studies about this morphological process. This paper aims at assessing the role of lexical blending as a neological process. A number of lexical studies will be considered, which will be an opportunity to highlight the issues related to the nature of the units observed in these studies. It turns out that, in these works, the blends which are generally analyzed are fanciful neologisms, which is not representative of those used by the speakers. Ways of overcoming these issues will be considered, while examining recent blends to demonstrate the vitality of this process in French.