Chapter 5

Question 1

is simply the joining of 2 or more words into a single word.

Answer 1

compounding

Question 2

combining derivational affixes or bound bases with the existing words.

Answer 2

derivation

Question 3

is the way which new words are totally invented

Answer 3

invention

Question 4

the formation of words whose sounds suggest their meaning.

Answer 4

echoism

Question 5

means cutting off the beginning or the end of a word or both leaving a part to stand for the whole.

Answer 5

Clipping

Question 6

the process whereby a word is formed from the initials or beginning segments of a succession of words.

Answer 6

Acronymy

Question 7

is the fusion of two words into one, usually the first part of one word and the last part of another

Answer 7

Blending

Question 8

the way in which people reverse their customary method of word formation

Answer 8

back-formation

Question 9

the process changing a word in part or in whole, to make it more understandable and more alike familiar words.

Answer 9

Folk Etymology

Question 10

means the formation of common noun, a verb, or an adjective from the name of a person or place.

Answer 10

Antonomasia

Question 11

the process of forming a new word by doubling a morpheme, usually with a change of vowel, initial consonant, or without change

Answer 11

Reduplication