STATISTICAL ANALYSIS OF AUTOCHTHONOUS OCCASIONALISMS IN THE WORKS OF BRANDON SANDERSON

This paper presents an analysis of occasionalisms in autochthonous languages encountered in the work of renowned fantasy writer Brandon Sanderson. Occasionalisms, the linguistic elements specific to a particular context or event, play a key role in the construction of the countries and cultures of his works, adding authenticity and depth to the universes the writer creates. In this paper, the semantics of occasionalisms is examined alongside with their impact on understanding the cultural specificities and social relations within the authorial world. This phenomenon is examined through the whole text, analyzed statistically and distinguished by modality categories. The aspects of linguistic creativity manifested in the creation of these unique linguistic elements and their role in text and narrative are highlighted. It lightens the fact that linguistic creativity is reflected in the author's idiostyle, which creates unique ethnonyms, paroemias and other language elements recognizable in the author's world and enrich the author's words as they play a key role in shaping the unique artistic experience that distinguishes Sanderson's work from other works of fantasy. This study is important in terms of understanding the authorial text and the relationship between author and reader.