FEATURED NEOLOGISM:

I am and will continue to be a fan of post-it notes. I think they’re wonderful and I like them in different colours. My favourite neologism was created by the Office québécois de la langue française and is ‘papillon adhésif’ (adhesive butterfly). As the Grand Dictionnaire terminologique [https://vitrinelinguistique.oqlf.gouv.qc.ca/fiche-gdt/fiche/26506594/papillon-adhesif] puts it, it’s the combination of the words ‘papillon, feuillet, note, adhésif, autocollant, autoadhésif, amovible or repositionable’ to form this neologism using a visual metaphor. In France, the term ‘papillon’ instead of ‘post-it’ has been officially recommended by the Commission d’enrichissement de la langue française since 2005 (https://dictionnaire.lerobert.com/definition/papillon (point 3.)).

Raquel Silva holds a PhD and a Master’s degree in Linguistics from NOVA University Lisbon (NOVA FCSH), as well as a postgraduate qualification in Health Literacy from the University Institute of Psychological, Social and Life Sciences (ISPA). She is a member of the LLT group (Lexicology, Lexicography, and Terminology) at NOVA CLUNL. Raquel has been a guest lecturer at NOVA University Lisbon, teaching Terminology, Lexicology, Lexicography, French Linguistics, and Translation. She also has provided training in Terminology for CPLP nations (Angola, Brazil and Cape Verde), and works on projects focusing on Terminology, Lexicography, and Corpus Linguistics, emphasizing specialized communication and citizen literacy in legal and health fields. Currently, she is a visiting scientist at the International Portuguese Language Institute (IILP). As part of the COST ENEOLI Action, she is a member of WG1 Multilingual Glossary in Neology and leads Task 1.1 on the Lambert-Lucas corpus.

[ORCID] https://orcid.org/my-orcid?orcid=0000-0002-0505-4863
[LINKEDIN] https://www.linkedin.com/in/raquel-silva-3416337/
[NOVA CLUNL] https://clunl.fcsh.unl.pt/en/groups_clunl/lexicologia-lexicografia-terminologia/introduction/