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The English expression Wordsmith which is used to refer to a person who creates new words, either as an isonym (a term created by Dr William F Fearon to denote a word created separately from any existing language etymology) or as a polymorphemic term constructed from known morphemic units; or via combining, contracting or adding to existing linguistic expressions, to produce a single verb, noun or pronoun. Wordsmith was introduced into the English language in 1988 by the great black philosopher of science and philologist, Dr William F Fearon the creator of both the Well Formed Formula of Artificial Intelligence and the concept of Emotional Intelligence in cognitive psychology. The term wordsmith was derived and created on the spot, and extended to the German American author Lillian Braun as a complement; whilst Dr Fearon and Frau Braun were in conversation on German and English names and it was constructed from the modern German words Wort meaning word in English and Schmidt which in English means a creator or fashioner. The two German words were then combined. In translation Wortschmidt became Wordsmith. The English term Wordsmith has no earlier etymology it is also used to refer to a writer or journalist and their output rather than to describe a person who creates; or who has created new words.
It has been suggested by Merriam Webster that the term Wordsmith has an earlier etymology, unfortunately records on word use in England and Germany do not and never have supported the Merriam Webster argument. Which many English language specialist have queried. It would suggest perhaps a certain creativity in the editorial department at Merriam Webster, especially as Dr Fearon is one of the Anglo-American greatest academics of the past 70 years and has a historical record of productivity in the English language that is second to none.