Petra Storjohann hosted Daniela’s STSM at the Leibniz Institute for the German Language (IDS), which focused on developing methodologies for analysing neologisms in Albanian political discourse. Initially, the mission reviewed corpora, dictionaries, and analysis tools from the German neologism project and discussed how socio-political and historical factors have been shaping Albanian language development. The key objectives of this STSM were based on these perspectives.

During the STSM, Daniela Hasa and Etleva Koni collaborated closely with the hosts, focusing on two primary objectives: refining corpus-based discourse analysis techniques and applying these methods to studying Albanian political texts. The hosts conducted hands-on training sessions, allowing for the contextualisation of neologisms using metadata, such as publication details and temporal markers. It meant that the analysis of neologisms should be based on frequency, usage patterns, and discourse registers. Furthermore, practical applications were incorporated, including analysing the Albanian Parliamentary Discourse corpus texts to identify and document new words. These new words were carefully examined from the semantic, collocational, and pragmatic perspectives.

Daniela Hasa: This research has provided a better understanding of how neologisms play a role in political discourse, allowing for more structured future research. The follow-up activities will incorporate older datasets for comparative analysis, explore sociolinguistic factors like age and gender in neologism adoption, and develop educational materials to implement relevant findings into curricula. The outcomes of this STSM should contribute to academic publications.

Etleva Koni: These efforts have led to establishing a clearer framework for analyzing neologisms within political discourse, laying the groundwork for future studies. Planned follow-up activities include incorporating older datasets for comparative analysis, examining sociolinguistic factors such as age and gender in neologism adoption, and developing educational materials to integrate findings into curricula. The outcomes of this STSM are expected to contribute to academic publications.

A significant achievement of the STSM has been the advancement of corpus-based linguistic methodologies and the establishment of collaborations. It supports COST Action’s objectives to raise public awareness of neologisms’ impact on society and promote language-based innovation.