New Words Are Created In Different Ways Flashcards
Scientific progress caused new words and phrases to be invented because of
Advances in medicine, science and technology
Affixation is where
New prefixes or suffixes are added to existing words
Combining two separate words to create one word is known as
Compounding
E.g. Thumb and print =thumbprint
When two separate words are merged together this is called
Blending
New words are also created when an existing word changes class this is known as
Conversion
What is clipping
When you drop one or more syllables to create an abbreviation e.g. demo rather than demonstration
What is it called when the first letter of the word stands for the word itself
Initialism EG FBI
What is it called when initials of words combine to create a completely new word
Acronyms
A less frequent form of words creation, when The suffix has been removed to create the new term=
Back-formation
What are eponyms
When words are derived from peoples names
What does obsolete mean
Words that are no longer used
Words that are no longer used are known as
Archaisms
Borrowing is when you borrow a word from
Another language
