Before revision: Derivational-Only Popular Etymology (DOPE) versus Generative Popular Etymology (GPE) Ghil'ad Zuckermann proposes a clear-cut distinction between Derivational-Only Popular Etymology (DOPE) and Generative Popular Etymology (GPE): "DOPE consists of etymological reanalysis of a pre-existent lexical item [...] The DOPE producer is applying his/her Apollonian Tendency, the wish to describe and create order, especially with unfamiliar information or new experience [...], the craving for meaningfulness."
After revision: Derivational-only popular etymology (DOPE) versus generative popular etymology (GPE) Ghil'ad Zuckermann proposes a clear-cut distinction between derivational-only popular etymology (DOPE) and generative popular etymology (GPE): "DOPE consists of etymological reanalysis of a pre-existent lexical item [...] The DOPE producer is applying his/her Apollonian Tendency, the wish to describe and create order, especially with unfamiliar information or new experience [...], the craving for meaningfulness."