Economic Terminology in The Martian Chronicles: A Morphological and Syntactic Analysis of Term Formation

Abstract

This article explores the formation of economic terminology in Ray Bradbury’s The Martian Chronicles from both morphological and syntactic perspectives. While the novel is primarily a work of science fiction, it presents implicit economic concepts related to colonization, trade, and resource use. The study aims to analyze how such concepts are expressed through language and how new or context-specific terms are constructed within the narrative. The research is based on qualitative textual analysis of selected examples. Morphological processes such as compounding, affixation, and nominalization are examined alongside syntactic structures, including complex noun phrases and attributive constructions. The findings show that Bradbury often combines morphological creativity with flexible syntactic patterns to produce expressive and context-dependent economic terms. Overall, the study demonstrates that literary texts can contribute to the development of specialized vocabulary. It also highlights how the interaction between morphology and syntax plays a key role in shaping economic meaning in fictional discourse.