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Define COINAGE and provide an example
The invention of totally new terms.
Define BORROWING and provide an example
The taking over of words from other languages.
Define COMPOUNDING and provide an example
It consists in joining two separate words to produce a single form.
Define BLENDING and provide an example
The combination of two separate forms to produce a single new term but we take the beginning of one word and we join it to the end of the other word.
Define CLIPPING and provide an example
This occurs when a word of more than one syllable is reduced to a shorter form
Define BACKFORMATION and provide an example
We transform a verb from a noun. For example: television to televise, editor to edit.
Define CONVERSION and provide an example
A change in the function of a word.
Define ACRONYMS and provide an example
They are new words formed from the initial letters of a set of other words.
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)
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.
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 is the word formation process in the following word? "Shall we drink some tea?"
BORROWING
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? "Blueberries are my favourite fruits"
COMPOUNDING
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? "I go to the gym twice a week"
CLIPPING
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? "Argies love mate!"
HYPOCORISM
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? "We've got the VIP to see the match"
ACRONYM
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)
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