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VCE Unit 2 English Language word formation processes with examples
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- 1NeologismA newly coined word.
eg. internet. - 2commonisationWhen names extend from a specific case to become a household world.
eg. Google - 3AcronymsWords formed from the initials of other words.
eg. Laser (light amplification by stimulated emission of radiation). - 4InitialismsWords that are pronounced as strings of letters.
eg. TBH (to be honest) - 5CompoundingA way of forming a new word by combining two or more free morphemes. they can be written as two words, one solid word or with a hyphen.
eg. Ice Cream, Icecream, Ice-cream. - 6ShorteningA word formation process that produces abbreviated versions of longer words.
eg. loony (lunatic) - 7AffixationA morphological process that involves the addition of bound morphemes (or affixes) to a word stem.
eg. unbelievable. - 8BlendsA word formation process resulting from the fusion of two or more elements.
eg. vlog (video + log).
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