Word Formation Flashcards
Neologism
new words in a language: google, covid
why are new words created?
history? new ideas, feelings change over time
what are 7 sources of word formation?
borrowing, compounding, clipping, conversion, coinage, derivation, multiple processes
borrowing
adopting words from another language. like croissant
compounding
joining separate words into new words “doorknob”; blending: “smog”
2 kinds of clipping
hypocorism and backformation
what is clipping in general?
reducing to shorter form like gas for gasoline
what is hypocorism
shortening and adding ie like brekkie
what is backformation
shortening to another word type like mix for mixture
conversion
change in function without shortening like, dust to dusting
coinage
totally new terms, eponyms and acronyms
what is eponym
new words based on place or person like sandwich
acronym
new words from initials like ATM
derivation
affixes: prefix (unfriend), suffix (careless), infix (abso-iiii-lutely)
multiple processes
combined word formations e.g. yuppie = yup + ie
