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Word Coinage
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English Word Coinage1. Compounds
2. Acronyms3. Back-formations
4. Abbreviations
5. Eponyms
6. Blends
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1. Compounds Definition: Two or more
words joined together to
form a new word.
Examples:
Home + work homework
Pick + pocket pickpocket
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Note: The meaning of a compound is not always
the sum of the meanings of its parts.
cathouse
Coconut oil oil made from coconuts.
Olive oil oil made from olives.
NOT oil made from babiesoil for babies Baby oil
a house where men visit
prostitutes
blue-movies blue-chip
go-go
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2. Acronyms Definition: Words derived from the initials of
several words
Examples:
severe acute respiratory syndrome
SARS
Self-contained underwater breathing apparatus SCUBA
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Other examples of Acronyms:a) SQL
b) FYI
c) TGIF
d) a.k.a.
e) Html
f) wwwg) SWOT
a) Structured query language
b) For Your Information
c) Thanks God Its Friday
d) also known as
e) Hypertext mark-up language
f) World wide web Strengths, Weaknesses,
Opportunities and Threats
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3. Back-formations Definition: Creative reduction
due to incorrect morphological
analysis. Examples:
editor (1649)
edit (1791) television (1907)
televise (1927)
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4. Abbreviations (Clipping) Definition: A word which is clipped
Examples:
Facsimile fax
Hamburger burger
Gasoline
Advertisement
Omnibus
Gas
Ad
Bus
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5. Eponyms
Definition: Words derived
from proper names or things.
Examples:
Sandwich
Celcius
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6. Blends
Definition: Similar to compounds,
but parts of the words are deleted.
Examples:
Motor + hotelMotel
Breakfast + lunch Brunch
Wireless + FidelityWi-Fi
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Is this a blend?
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Case Study: Blends or Compunds
Wild-haired revolutionaries like Che Guevarahave been replaced by clean-cut metrosexualicons like soccer star David Beckham andmusician Ricky Martin. (cbsnews.com, 25thNovember 2003).
No botox for the Retrosexual. No $1,000
haircuts. The retrosexual man eats red meatheartily and at times kills it himself. (TheWashington Dispatch, 2nd May 2004).
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Complete the process and
Identify the type of word coinage:
1. automation
2. information, entertainment
3. modulator, demodulator
4. Greek, god
5. International, police
6. influenza 7. delicatessen
8. Capt. Charles Cunningham Boycott
Automate
Infotainment
Modem
Greek-god
Interpol
Flu Deli
Boycott
Backformation
Blend
Blend
Compound
Blend
ClippingClipping
Eponym
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Group Assignment:One group should consist of 8 10 students.
The assignments must be collected today at 13.00.
Write six examples of compounds. Write thedefinition.
Write five examples of acronyms, and what they
stand for. Write four examples of clipping, and the original
words. Write three examples of blends. Write the
definitions and what they are composed of.
(You may combine examples taken from Englishor Indonesian)
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Thats All For TodaySee You Next Week
Deny A. Kwaryhttp://www.kwary.net
Airlangga University
http://www.kwary.net/http://www.kwary.net/