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Word Formation (coinage: create new & popular word (ex: google,…
Word Formation
coinage: create new & popular word
ex: google, twitter
compounding: combine 2 words (both nouns...)
ex: everyday, whatever
borrowing: borrow words from other languages
ex: karaoke, Pho
blending: blend 2 words
ex: motel, smog
clipping: clip word to make it shorter
ex: cab, ad
backformation: cut back a word to form a new word
teacher => teach,
conversion: converse the function of a word
chat (n) => chat (v)
derivation: affixes
un-, pre-,...
acronyms: short form of many words
UNESCO, CD
Etymology: the study of word's origin