OCCASIONALISM AS A POETIC EXPRESSION DEVICE IN THE WORKS OF ADRIAN HENRI

Khakimova , Maksadkhon Dilshodbekovna

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This article explores occasional lexical units as devices of poetic expression in the work of British poet and painter Adrian Henri (1932–2000), one of the central figures of the Liverpool poetry scene of the 1960s–1990s. The study examines the theoretical nature of occasionalism as a linguistic phenomenon, distinguishes it from established neologisms and nonce-words in the strict sense, and proposes a systematic classification of Henri's occasional formations by their structural-derivational type and expressive-pragmatic function. Drawing on the poetic collections The Mersey Sound (1967), Tonight at Noon (1968), and Collected Poems (1986), the paper identifies and analyses concrete examples of Henri's word-coining practice. It is demonstrated that his poetic idiolect is characterised above all by compound occasionalisms, blended units, and conversion-based formations, which serve predominantly aesthetic, ludic, and cultural-nominative functions. The article further establishes an organic link between Henri's linguistic creativity and the aesthetics of Pop Art, the Beat tradition, and the performative character of Liverpool poetry.

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MualliflarKhakimova , Maksadkhon Dilshodbekovna
JurnalГуманитар ва табиий фанлар журнали
Nashr sanasi2026-05-23
Son34
Betlar172-181
TilIngliz

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occasionalism, poetic neologism, nonce-word, Adrian Henri, Liverpool Poets, word-formation, poetic language, English stylistics, language play, idiolect.

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