Presentation on Word Formation process

1. Moin Uddin
M.A ELT
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Presentation On: Word Formation Process

2.  In linguistics, word formation is the creation
of a new word and basically how new words
are created and become a part of
language.People in general have no difficulty
coping the new words. We can very quickly
understand a new word in our language (a
neologism) and accept the use of different
forms of that new word.
What is word
formation

3. Whatis
Coinage?
 The invention of a totally new term is
called coinage. The most typical
sources are invented trade names for
commercial products that become
general terms for ex.Aspirin,xeroz.

4. Whatis
Borrowing?
 Borrowing is one of the most common
sources of new words in English. The
words formed by borrowing of words
from other languages are called
loanwords. Over 80% of the English
words are loanwords, and they are from
over 120 languages.

5. Whatis
Compounding?
 The combining process of words is
technically known as compounding,
which is very common in English and
German. Obvious English examples
would be:Bookcase Fingerprint Sunburn
Wallpaper Textbook Wastebasket
Waterbed.

6. Whatis
Blending?
 Blending, takes only the beginning of one
word and joining it to the end of the
other word. For instance, if you wish to
refer to the combined effects of smoke
and fog, there´s the term smog.

7. Whatis
Clipping?
 This occurs when a word of more
than one syllable is reduced to a
shorter form, often in casual speech.
For example, the term gasoline is
still in use but the term gas, the
clipped form is used more frequently
.ExamplesChem,Gym,Math,Prof.

8. Whatis
Backformation?
 Backformation is a very specialized type
of reduction process. Typically a word of
one type, usually noun, is reduced to
form another word of a different type,
usually verb. A good example of
backformation is beg made from the word
begger.

9. Whatis
Conversion?
 Conversion refers to the process of
changing or converting the class of a
word without changing its form. The
word email, for instance, can be used as
a verb in Modern English though it was
only a noun in the past.

10. Whatisan
Acronym?
 Some new words known as acronyms are formed
with the initial letters of a set of other words.
Examples:Compact Disk – CDVideo Cassette
Recorder – VCRNational Aeronautics and Space
Administration – NASAThe United Nations
Educational, Scientific

11. It directly corealte sounds with words