formation of word

1. WORD FORMATION
NAME : K ABHINAY
ROLL NO:227Y1A66D1
B/S :CSM-C
FACULTY : A R SURESH

2. Word formation - process of making new word
#neologism – newly invented words
Tyres of forming new words(6 types)
 Derivation
 Back formation
 Compounding
 Biending
 Clipping
 Acronyms

3. 1.Derivation (Affixation)
• By adding prefix or suffix
• Grammatical class
• Words of opposite meaning
• Examples
1. pre + meditation
2. in + justice
3. station + ed

4. 2.Back formation
 Opposite affixation.
 By removing prefix or suffix.
 Examples
1.mediation
2.television
3.insinuation

5. 3.Compounding
 Joining two existing words.
 Examples
1.key +word
2.market + place
3.sun+ flower
4.pen + drive

6. 4.Blending
 By combining parts of two existing words.
 Examples
1.breakfast + lunch
2.binary + unit
3.lion + tiger
4.smoke + fog

7. 5.Clipping
 By shortening an existing words.
 Meaning of original word doesn’t change.
 Examples
1. advertisement
2. internet
3. mathematics
4.laboratory

8. 6.Acronyms
 Combining first letters of larger phrase.
 Examples
1. GIF
2. PIN
3.HIV
4.AIDS

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