Grammar revision (word formation processes and morphology) | Baamboozle - Baamboozle

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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 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 LOAN TRANSLATION or CALQUE and provide an example

Direct translation of the elements of a word into the borrowing language. Hot dogs - perros calientes

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? "Argies love mate!"

HYPOCORISM

Define CLIPPING and provide an example

This occurs when a word of more than one syllable is reduced to a shorter 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 HYCOPORISM and provide an example

We reduced a word to a single syllable + -y/-ie. For example: movie (moving pictures), telly (television).

Define CONVERSION and provide an example

A change in the function of a word.

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? "We've got the VIP to see the match"

ACRONYM

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 lexical and functional words? Give examples!

Lexixal words: They have meaning. Example: car, man. Functional: Conjunctions, prepositions. Example: and, but, to.

What is the word formation process in the following word? "My grandmother bottled the juice and canned the pickles.

CONVERSION

Define BACKFORMATION and provide an example

We transform a verb from a noun. For example: television to televise, editor to edit.

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 is the word formation process in the following word? "I go to the gym twice a week"

CLIPPING

Define COINAGE and provide an example

The invention of totally new terms.

What is the word formation process in the following word? "About 3% of viewers who watch infomercials buy the product being pitched"

BLENDING

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