BEER GARDEN in English BIERGARTEN in German
Loan translation / calque
My dad is a BIKER with the Hell's Angels.
CLIPPING (motorbike - bike) & DERIVATION (bike -r)
I like to try different food but I've never understood KIMCHI.
Borrowing (from Korean)
Many famous people today are NEPO BABIES.
Clipping (nepotism) + compounding (nepo+baby)
I like the beach at night because of the MOONLIGHT reflecting on the water. So pretty!
Compounding (moon + light)
Finishing all my work on time is going to be a HERCULEAN task.
Eponym (Hercules) + Derivation (-ean)
Going to KFC for a bucket of chicken is my guilty pleasure.
Acronym (stands for Kentucky Fried Chicken)
My cousin is an Elvis IMPERSONATOR.
Derivation (im- person -ator)
My daugher does not like PIZZA. She prefers salads.
Borrowing (from Italian)
I need the work done ASAP!
Acronym ( stands for "as soon as possible")
The wolf ate little red riding hood's GRANNY.
Hypocorism (grandmother - gran+y)
Some films feature BLOOPERS during the end credits.
Derivation (add -er)
We're going away for the summer, so we've asked our neighbour to WATER our plants.
Conversion (from noun to verb)
The seventies were the DISCO years!
Clipping (discotheque - disco) *discotheque was previously borrowed from the French*
In Spanish it's now common to hear the expression 'salir de mi ZONA DE CONFORT'
Loan translation / calque (from the English 'get out of your comfort zone')
A person who is considered both a friend and a rival is called a FRENEMY.
Blending (friend + enemy)
Musical BIOPIC 'Back to Black' focuses on the late Amy Winehouse.
Blending (biographic + picture) *as in 'moving picture' = film)
The president of the company will be here today to CHAIR the meeting.
Conversion ( a chair, piece of furniture - to chair, to preside a meeting)
Why do you think conversion is also called 'NULL DERIVATION' or zero derivation?
Often, we create new words by adding affixes (un+healthy). In conversion, a new meaning is added but the word doesn't change (zero affixes are added).
The ease with which the actress EMOTES this complex character deserves full marks.
Backformation (emotion - emote)
I've always wanted to drive a MOTORBIKE.
Compounding (motor + bike) *bike has been previously clipped*
My friend LIZZIE is great!
Hypocorism (Elizabeth - Liz+ie)