Lexical Innovation Flashcards
1
Q
What is lexical innovation?
A
using words we
already have to form new ones
2
Q
Affixation
A
o Affixation - adding a prefix to an
existing word. For example,
‘Remainers’
3
Q
Blending
A
Blending - taking parts of two existing
words. For example,
‘Brexit’
4
Q
Clipping or abbreviating
A
removing
part of a word. For example, ‘exam’
instead of examination.
5
Q
Conversion
A
Conversion - a word changes class. For example, ‘email’ - a change from a
noun to a verb.
6
Q
Compounding
A
Compounding - combining two existing words. For example, ‘football’
7
Q
Reduplication
A
Reduplication - combining two similar
sounds. For example,
‘walkie-talkie’
8
Q
Acronymisation and initialisation
A
taking the first letters in phrases and
forming a word. For example, ‘BBC’
and ‘laser’
