Morphological Patternings Flashcards
1
Q
Backformation
A
The process of creating a new word by removing
affixes from an existing word. To put it plainly, it
means removing part of a word to make a new
word.
E.g. swindler created swindle
2
Q
What are ALL the patternings?
A
affixation, abbreviation, shortening, compounding, blending, backformation, conversion of word class, initialism, acronym and contraction.
3
Q
What is the acronym
A
BASIC AC BAC
