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Define EPONYM and provide an example.
The invention of totally new terms based on the name of a person or a place. For example: Sandwich (Earl of Sandwich)
What is the word formation process in the following word? "We've got the VIP to see the match"
ACRONYM
What is the word formation process in the following word? "My grandmother bottled the juice and canned the pickles.
CONVERSION
What is the word formation process in the following word? "Argies love mate!"
HYPOCORISM
Define HYCOPORISM and provide an example
We reduced a word to a single syllable + -y/-ie. For example: movie (moving pictures), telly (television).
What is the word formation process in the following word? "I go to the gym twice a week"
CLIPPING
What is the word formation process in the following word? "About 3% of viewers who watch infomercials buy the product being pitched"
BLENDING
What is the word formation process in the following word? "Blueberries are my favourite fruits"
COMPOUNDING
What is the word formation process in the following word? "Our honeymoon was fantastic!"
CALQUE - LOAN TRANSLATION
What is the word formation process in the following word? "Shall we drink some tea?"
BORROWING
Define LOAN TRANSLATION or CALQUE and provide an example
Direct translation of the elements of a word into the borrowing language. Hot dogs - perros calientes
What's the difference between lexical and functional words? Give examples!
Lexixal words: They have meaning. Example: car, man. Functional: Conjunctions, prepositions. Example: and, but, to.
What's the difference between inflectional morphemes and derivational morphemes?
Inflectional: aspects of the grammatical function (plural, past tense). Derivational: Make changes to the meaning of the word (Verb to noun)
Define ACRONYMS and provide an example
They are new words formed from the initial letters of a set of other words.
Define CONVERSION and provide an example
A change in the function of a word.
Define BACKFORMATION and provide an example
We transform a verb from a noun. For example: television to televise, editor to edit.
