Morphology Flashcards
(9 cards)
1
Q
2 combined lexical morphemes
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Compounding
2
Q
Component of words
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Blending
3
Q
Invention of new terms
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Coinage
4
Q
New word based on person/place
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Eponym
5
Q
New word formed by using initial letters (has 2 types initialism and acronym)
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Abbreviation
6
Q
Cutting certain part of word to make another word (has 3 types)
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Clipping
7
Q
Particular type of reduction commonly used by Australian and British
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Hypocorism
8
Q
Word of one type reduced to become another type
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Backformation
9
Q
Change function without changing forms
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Conversion
