Morphology

Word-formation process&MorphologyWhat do we mean by word formation?word formation is the creation of a new word. Word formation is sometimes contrasted with semantic change, which is a change in a single word's meaningEtymologyThe study of the origin and history of a wordWhat is the etymology of school, scol, from L. schola, from Gk. skhole university, from Anglo-Fr. universit, O.Fr. universitei (13c.), from M.L. universitatem (nom. universitas), in L.L. "corporation, society," from L., "the whole, aggregate," from universus "whole, entire" Word formation processesCoinage: the invention of totally new words such as trade names for commercial products: aspirin, nylon, vaselineetc. It also includes names based on a place or a person (eponyms) like sandwich and jeansBorrowing: (loan translation or Calque) -croissant, Sofa- skyscrapers, hot dogsWord formation processesCompounding: joining of two separate words to produce a single form: bookcase, fingerprint, and sunburnBlending: a combination of two separate forms to produce a single new term.(by taking the beginning of one word and joining it to the end of the other word: smog, brunch, chunnelClipping:Such as fax (facsmili), ad, phone, plane,Ed, Liz, SamBackformation: television: televise, donation: donateConversion: butter, chair, bottle (V to N without reduction)Acronyms: CD, VCR, RADAR, LASERDerivation: affixes: un-, mis-, -ful, -ish. What is Morphology?- word-like elements- basic forms in languageThe study of formsLinguistics elements: morphemesMORPHEMESA minimal unit of meaning or grammatical functionMorphs and allomorphsFree and bound morphemesFree: open and tour

Bound: re-, -ist, -ed.Consider these words. Which are bound and which are freeCareful carelessness detangle uncover uselessness nonsensical anticonstitutionalismOther languagesKanuriGandaIlocanoTagalogAssignmentResearch task: D p 70Discussion topics/projects: #1 p71