WORDS OF THE YEAR AS LINGUISTIC MARKERS OF CANCEL CULTURE

Abstract

The article examines the current socio-political phenomenon of “cancellation culture” (“cancelling”) and its linguistic representation in sociolinguistic projects and ratings “Word of the Year” held in English- and German-speaking countries of the world. The scientific novelty lies in the analysis of the most relevant vocabulary of the English and German languages, a significant part of which is not recorded in the updated meanings in modern explanatory dictionaries. The article presents the most interesting illustrative material reflecting the linguistic originality of the cases of “cancellation culture” that are relevant today. This study has an interdisciplinary nature and is written at the intersection of sociolinguistics, cognitive linguistics, linguoculturology and intercultural communication.