FEATURED NEOLOGISM:

The neologism “bibliophile” – which has Greek roots and follows a common structure used to create words in English. The earliest known use of the word bibliophile is in the 1820s, according to OED.

OED’s earliest evidence for bibliophile is from 1820, in London Magazine.

bibliophile is formed within English, by compounding; probably modelled on a French lexical item.

1. “Biblio-“comes from the Greek word “biblion” (βιβλίον), meaning “book” or “scroll.”
2. “-phile” comes from the Greek “philos” (φίλος), meaning “loving” or “fond of.”

The two parts are combined to create “bibliophile”, meaning “a person who loves or has a great admiration for books.”

Structurally, bibliophile* follows a typical pattern of combining a subject-related prefix (in this case, “biblio-” for “book”) with a suffix (“-phile”) that expresses affinity or fondness.

Mădălina Elena Mandici’s academic experience has been mainly linked to Victorian literature, English morphosyntax, and TEFL. Her teaching range also includes grammar and academic writing across the undergraduate English programme. Her doctoral dissertation addressed the reading practices of female characters in the Victorian novel and received a Summa cum laude distinction. She holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Romanian and English Language and Literature and a Masters in Applied Linguistics – Teaching English as a Foreign Language. Mădălina Elena Mandici has published research articles in academic journals and conference proceedings and participated in various national and international academic events. She is the author of Female Readers in the Victorian Novel (2023) and the co-author of English Morphosyntax. A brief course for EFL university students (2021). She is a member of the European Society for the Study of English (ESSE) and The Romanian Society for English and American Studies (RSEAS).

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