Inferiore we all know is just an illustration of neologisms often seen in the mentally ill.
A snippet from Wikipedia:
In psychiatry, the term neologism is used to describe the use of words that have meaning only to the person who uses them, independent of their common meaning.[2] This is considered normal in children, but a symptom of thought disorder (indicative of a psychotic mental illness, such as schizophrenia) in adults.[3] People with autism also may create neologisms.[4] Additionally, use of neologisms may be related to aphasia acquired after brain damage resulting from a stroke or head injury.[5]
Wow, I have an old friend visiting this week who had a bad car wreck in high school and suffered brain damage. This describes him to a tee.
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