Word Formation

1. Compounding

1.1. The joining of two separate words to produce a single form.

1.1.1. Ex: bookcase, sunburn.

2. Blending

2.1. The combination of two separate forms to produce a single new term.

2.1.1. Ex: motor hotel "motel"

3. Clipping

3.1. It is reducing a word of more than one syllable to a shorter form.

3.1.1. Ex: Condominium Condo

4. Conversion

4.1. A change in the function of a word.

4.1.1. Ex: Verb Increase, noun Increase.

5. Derivation

5.1. New words formed by adding eithet prefixes or sufixes.

5.1.1. Ex: Care-ful, Un-happy

6. Coinage

6.1. EX: To googgle,

7. Borrowing

7.1. It is the taking over of words from other languages.

7.1.1. Ex: Tattoo (Tahitian), Piano (italian)

8. Backformation

8.1. When a word (usually a noun) is reduced to form a word of another type.

8.1.1. Ex::Donate from donation.

9. Acronyms

9.1. New words formed from initial letters of a set of other words

9.1.1. ex:CD(Compact disk).