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WORD FORMATION PROCESS
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This mind map is the word formation process
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WORD FORMATION PROCESS
Acronyms
Initialism is pronounced as a word
HIV- Human Immunodeficiency Virus
AIDS- Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
Are related to word formation process of abreviation
Back-formation
Process which an actual or supposed derivational affix detaches from the base form to create a new word
Babysitter- Babysit
Donation- Donate
Moonlighter- Moonlight
Borrowing
A word in one language Is borrowed directly into another language
Tamale- Spanish
Bagel- Yiddish
Algebra-Arabic
Derivation
Is the process which a derivational affix attaches to the base form of a word to create a new word
Affixes includes prefixes and suffixes.
PREFIXES
En- Cause to be
Dis- Opposite, negative
SUFFIXES
Able- Sense of being
Ship- Condition, caracter, skill
Compounding
Process in which two or more lexemes combine into a single word
Written as one
blueberry
notebook
Written as two words joined with a hyphen
High-risk (in the phrase high-risk students)
on-site (when its function as an adjective or adverb)
Conversion
Also called Zero Derivation
Creation of a word form an existing word
Verbification
Verb from a noun, adjective, or other word
Access- To access
Knife- To knife
Bottle- To bottle
Clipping
When a word is reduced or shortened without changing the meaning
Back clipping
Gas from gasoline
Complex clipping
Sitcom from situation comedy
Middle clipping
Flu from influenza
Fore clipping
Gator from alligator
Blending
Two or more words combined to form a new word
The meaning is often the combination of the original words
Spanish+english= spanglish
Prim+sissy= Prissy
Motor+hotel= Motel
Coinage
A new word created deliberately or accidentally
Without using the other word formation processes and often from seemingly nothing
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Escalator
Aspirin
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