The Power of the Portmanteau

The Power of the Portmanteau

By Michelle DoranSociety & Culture
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  • The Power of the Portmanteau

    Do you love words? Do you love brunch? Did you love Barbenheimer? How many portmanteaus can you think of? Brunch, anklet, staycation?...Well, this podcast is for you. Hosted by Michelle Doran a lover of words and curious about language, we asked the questions - What are these words? Where did they come from? How are they constructed and how do they become part of modern day use. Expert and academic from the University of Worcester - Dr Jenny Lewin Jones guides us through this word phenomenon explaining the history, language use, International words, Word of the Year, the Oxford English Dictionary, Urban Dictionary, the Australian Macquarie Dictionary ... and least of all - Humpty Dumpty.

    We hear from Julia with her Etsy shop explaining the explosion of mechandise and all things Barbeheimer and Manchester United Fans talk Brexit, KFCKing and McFred.


    How many Portmanteaux can you spot in the following text:


    ‘Last year I decided to take a staycation, I had just finished working on a documentary about Botox (ouch)..and needed a break. Am sitting in a café having brunch, headphones

    in trying to avoid checking my emails – listening to a podcast where they are discussing Trussonomics (boooo) yeah I know.  I drop my spork, reach down to pick it up and realise I have forgotten my anklet, must have left it at the motel  – oh no – I say out loud.  A waiter appears – I explain what's happened.  Ah I see – he says and disappears.   A few minutes later he returns - ‘Bloody Mary Mocktail’ on the house, chillax, its Twixmas!

    Thank you for wonderful contributions:


    Dr Jenny Lewin-Jones (she/her)

    Senior Lecturer (Teaching) in Sociology, Sociology Admissions Tutor, School of Humanities, University of Worcester, X (Twitter):  @sociologyworc

     https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Jenny-Lewin-Jones 

     https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1910-3398 

    Brian Graham - Poet, Pebble Painter


    Julia - Artistic Angels Etsy Shop owner and obsessive crochet maker and all things Barbie. artisticsangels - Etsy UK

    Sarah's favorite items - Etsy⁠Macquarie Dictionary⁠

    Oxford English Dictionary (oed.com)

    Macquarie Dictionary

    www.urbandictionary.com

    Jabberwocky by Lewis Carroll | Poetry Foundation

    Credit for Music and Sound Effect from Pixabay

    Telling the Story - Geoff Harvey - https://pixabay.com/music/fantasy-dreamy-childrens-telling-the-story-150614/

    Life of a Wandering Wizard - SergeQuadrado https://pixabay.com/music/happy-childrens-tunes-life-of-a-wandering-wizard-15549/

    Sound Effect by ⁠⁠Vincent⁠⁠ 




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Do you love words? Do you love brunch? Did you love Barbenheimer? Well, this podcast is for you. Hosted by Michelle Doran a lover of words and curious about language, we get the answers to these questions - What are these words? Where did they come from? How are they constructed and how do they become part of modern day use.