語言學(xué)家預(yù)計，按照目前每天產(chǎn)生14.7個新詞的速率，6月10日10點(diǎn)22分將產(chǎn)生第100萬個詞?，F(xiàn)在有可能成為第一百萬字的候選詞有 defriend（去友），把某人從自己的朋友名單中踢除，greenwashing（漂綠），經(jīng)過包裝看起來環(huán)保，noob（菜鳥），一種新網(wǎng)絡(luò)游戲。還有chiconomics（時尚經(jīng)濟(jì)，源自時尚chic和經(jīng)濟(jì)economic兩個單詞），這是時尚工業(yè)談到衰退時的行話。
現(xiàn)在講英語的人口已超過15億人，而莎士比亞時代只有200萬人講只有10萬個詞匯的英語，這位作家創(chuàng)造了1700個新詞。如今，屢屢出錯的美國前總統(tǒng)布什創(chuàng)造了幾個新字，比如“錯誤低估”（misunderestimate）就是一例?！?BR> THE one millionth word will be added to the English language next month, linguistic experts revealed yesterday.
They said new words are being introduced at the rate of 14.7 a day as English has become the world’s main language.
And they forecast the vocabulary will top the one million mark at 10.22am on June 10.
Contenders include "defriend" when pals are crossed off internet social networking lists.
Others are "greenwashing" — coined by environmentalists to describe misleading information — and "noob," a new computer game player.
Slump
Then there is "chiconomics," the fashion industry’s buzzword for the slump.
English is now spoken by more than 1.5billion people worldwide.
In Shakespeare’s day there were only two million speaking fewer than 100,000 words.
The Bard coined about 1,700.
In more modern times gaffe-prone ex-US President George W Bush invented some, including "misunderestimate".
The latest predictions came from the Global Language Monitor, based in Texas.
It is made up of academics and wordsmiths who have been tracking word creation since 2003.
現(xiàn)在講英語的人口已超過15億人，而莎士比亞時代只有200萬人講只有10萬個詞匯的英語，這位作家創(chuàng)造了1700個新詞。如今，屢屢出錯的美國前總統(tǒng)布什創(chuàng)造了幾個新字，比如“錯誤低估”（misunderestimate）就是一例?！?BR> THE one millionth word will be added to the English language next month, linguistic experts revealed yesterday.
They said new words are being introduced at the rate of 14.7 a day as English has become the world’s main language.
And they forecast the vocabulary will top the one million mark at 10.22am on June 10.
Contenders include "defriend" when pals are crossed off internet social networking lists.
Others are "greenwashing" — coined by environmentalists to describe misleading information — and "noob," a new computer game player.
Slump
Then there is "chiconomics," the fashion industry’s buzzword for the slump.
English is now spoken by more than 1.5billion people worldwide.
In Shakespeare’s day there were only two million speaking fewer than 100,000 words.
The Bard coined about 1,700.
In more modern times gaffe-prone ex-US President George W Bush invented some, including "misunderestimate".
The latest predictions came from the Global Language Monitor, based in Texas.
It is made up of academics and wordsmiths who have been tracking word creation since 2003.