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    Morphology is the study of word formation. There are two main ways to form new words: derivation and compounding. Derivation involves adding affixes like prefixes and suffixes to create new words, while compounding joins existing words without affixes. Some common word formation processes in English include derivation using affixes, compounding, coinage, borrowing, blending, clipping, backformation, conversion, and creating acronyms and initialisms.

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    Morphology is the study of word formation. There are two main ways to form new words: derivation and compounding. Derivation involves adding affixes like prefixes and suffixes to create new words, while compounding joins existing words without affixes. Some common word formation processes in English include derivation using affixes, compounding, coinage, borrowing, blending, clipping, backformation, conversion, and creating acronyms and initialisms.

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    Morphology is the study of word formation. There are two main ways to form new words: derivation and compounding. Derivation involves adding affixes like prefixes and suffixes to create new words, while compounding joins existing words without affixes. Some common word formation processes in English include derivation using affixes, compounding, coinage, borrowing, blending, clipping, backformation, conversion, and creating acronyms and initialisms.

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    Word-formation

    Morphology
    Word-formation
     A creation of a new word
     Through Derivation or Compounding
    Derivation vs. Compounding
    Derivation Compounding
    Affixations play a vital It is joining two
    role separate words
    It derives new words No affixes is needed in
    from prefixes and this process
    affixes
    English affixations
    consist of only Prefixes
    & Suffixes
    Affixation vs. Non-affixation
    Affixation Non-affixation
    It involves affixes No affixes is needed
    Affixation process It consists of coinage,
    consists of prefixes & eponyms, borrowing,
    suffixes blending, clipping,
    backformation,
    conversion, acronyms
    & initialisms
    Prefix vs. Suffix
    Prefix Suffix
    It is added to the It is added to the end
    beginning of a word to of a word to change its
    change its meaning function, making it into
    and make a new word a different part of
    speech
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    examples
    Coinage
     It is totally the invention of new words
     Most typical sources are invented trade
    names for commercial products
     Examples:
    Eponyms
     It is generating new words based on the
    name of a person or a place
     Examples:
    1)The word “sandwich” is from the 18th century
    Earl of Sandwich who first insisted on having
    his bread and meat together while gambling
    2)The word “jeans” which is derived from the
    Italian city of Genoa where the type of cloth
    was first made
    Borrowing
     English takes a word from another language.
     Examples:
    croissant (French)
    piano (Italian)
    sofa (Arabic)
    tattoo (Tahitian)
    yogurt (Turkish)
    Blending
     A combination of two separate forms to produce a
    single new term
     Examples:
    breakfast + lunch → brunch
    smoke + fog → smog
    information + entertainment → infotainment
    Clipping
     Creating new words by shortening already
    existing words
     Examples:
    information → info
    advertisement → ad
    facsimile → fax
    refrigerator → fridge
    Backformation
     A very specialized type of reduction process
     It is due to misconceptions of morphological
    analysis
     Examples:
    editor → to edit
    sculptor → to sculpt
    donation → to donate
    Conversion
     A change in the function of a word, as for
    example when a noun comes to be used as a verb
    (without any reduction)
     Examples:
    Someone has to chair the meeting.
    Goggles are a must for skiing while it’s snowing.
    My wife wants to buy a see-through blouse.
    Acronyms & Initialisms
     It is when the first letters of words that make
    up a name or a phrase are used to create a
    new word
     In acronyms, the new word is pronounced as
    a word, rather than as a series of letters
     In initialisms, the new word is pronounced
    as a series of letters
     Examples: NATO, CIA, HIV, ATM, PIN, ID,
    radar, laser, Interpol, etc.
    Compounding
     It is a joining of two separate words to
    produce a single form
     Examples:
    wallpaper
    textbook
    fingerprint
    Facebook
    YouTube
    Further reading
    Bauer, L. 2001. Vocabulary. New York, NY: Routledge
    Fromkin, V, Rodman, R, and Hyams, N. 2011. An
    Introduction to Language (9th Edition). Boston, MA:
    Wadsworth
    Lieber, R. 2009. Introducing Morphology. Cambridge:
    Cambridge University Press
    Plag, I. 2002. Word-Formation in English. Cambridge:
    Cambridge University Press
    Yule, G. 2010. The Study of Language (4th Edition).
    Cambridge: Cambridge University Press

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