Word Formation
Word Formation
Word Formation
processes
Background
Background
Background
Coinage
Coinage
Examples:
Borrowing
Borrowing
Compounding
Common
English
compounds
are
bookcase, doorknob, fingerprint, sunburn,
textbook, wallpaper, wastebasket and
waterbed.
Blending
Blending
Examples:
Infotainment
Entertainment
Information
Clipping
Common
examples
include
ad
(advertisement), cab (cabriolet), condo
(condominium),
fan
(fanatic),
flu
(influenza), perm (permanent wave), pub
(public house) etc.
Backformation
Conversion
Conversion
Acronyms
Derivation
Derivation
Multiple Processes
Multiple Processes