Word formation rozi-windie
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New words are formed through processes like compounding and clipping. Compounding involves combining two or more root morphemes to form a new word, such as textbook or postman. Clipping is shortening existing words, like ad for advertisement or gym for gymnasium. There are different types of clipping including back clipping (removing the end), fore clipping (removing the beginning), and middle clipping (removing inside parts). Both compounding and clipping follow rules of word formation and allow languages to evolve through creation of new terms.
Word formation rozi-windie
- 2. How new words are being formed in the language The process consists of a combination of morphemes that are rule-governed (a new word is formed)
- 3. Compounding is forms a word out of two or more root morphemes. The words are called compounds or compound words. Process that forms new words from two or more independent words
- 4. girl + friend = girlfriend text + book = textbook post + man = postman paper + bag = paperbag note + book = notebook Example of Compounding :
- 5. 1) Since compound words behave as units, between their component elements no affixes (whether inflections or derivations) can usually occur; inflectional suffixes can appear only after compound words. 2) The global meaning of the compound word can often be guessed from the individual meaning of each element of the compound.
- 7. Clipping is the word formation process in which a word is reduced or shortened without changing the meaning of the word. Process of creating new words by shortening parts of a longer word.
- 8. advertisement ad examination exam gasoline gas gymnasium gym influenza flu laboratory lab mathematics math memorandum memo photograph photo raccoon coon reputation rep situation comedy sitcom telephone phone Example of Clipping :
- 9. Clipping is the word formation process which consists in the reduction of a word to one of its parts (Marchand: 1969). It also, known as shortenings. Clipping mainly consists of the following types: 1. Back clipping 2. Fore-clipping 3. Middle clipping 4. Complex clipping
- 10. Examples are: doc (doctor), dorm (dormitory) exam (examination) fax (facsimile) prof (proffesor) Back clipping or apocopation is the most common type, in which the beginning is retained.
- 11. Examples are: phone (telephone), varsity (university), chute (parachute), coon (racoon), gator (alligator). Fore-clipping or aphaeresis retains the final part.
- 12. Examples are: flu (influenza), tec (detective), polly (apollinaris), jams (pyjamas). In middle clipping or syncope, the middle of the word is retained.
- 13. Examples are: flu (influenza), fridge (refrigerator), tec (detective), polly (apollinaris), jams (pyjamas). In middle clipping or syncope, the middle of the word is retained.
- 14. Examples are: sitcom (situation comedy), cablegram (cable telegram) Complex clipping is removing multiple parts from multiple words.
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