Word formation

Question 1

A new word

Answer 1

Neologisms

Question 2

The study of the origin and history of a word

Answer 2

Etymology

Question 3

taking over of words from other languages.

Answer 3

Borrowing

Question 4

A joining of two separate words to produce a single form.

Answer 4

Compounding

Question 5

includes joining of two words + reduction.

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Blending

Question 6

Reduction of ONE word, it occurs when a word of more than one syllable.
is reduced.

Answer 6

Clipping

Question 7

A longer word is reduced to a single syllable, then -y or -ie is added to the end.

Answer 7

Hypocorisms

Question 8

A special type of reduction: a word of one type (usually a noun) is reduced.
to form a word of another type (usually a verb).

Answer 8

Backformation

Question 9

Known as “category change” &“functional shift.” It is a change in the function of
a word, without any reduction. It’s very productive in modern English.

Answer 9

Conversion

Question 9

the invention and general use of totally new terms. It
is not very common in English.

Answer 9

Coinage

Question 10

are new words formed from the initial letters of a set of
other words. Examples: written in capital letters.

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Acronyms

Question 11

It is the most common word- formation process in the production of new
English words. E.g affixes: un-, mis-, pre-, -ful, -less, -ish, -ism &-ness

Answer 11

Derivation