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Description
Flashcards by Libby Shaw, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Libby Shaw
almost 11 years ago
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| Question | Answer |
| Affixation | The addition of bound morphemes to an existing word. e.g., bird → birds e.g. 'UNacceptABILITY' |
| Conversion | A word that changes its word class without adding a suffix e.g. Text (noun and verb) |
| Acronym | A word made up from the initial letters of a phrase e.g. RADAR |
| Clipping | A new word produced by shortening an existing word. e.g. Edit |
| Blend | Two words fusing to make a new word e.g. Smog (smoke & fog) |
| Prefix | Addition of a bound morpheme to the beginning of a root word e.g. mega |
| Back formation | The removal of an imagined affix from an existing word e.g. Editor became edit |
| Initialism | Word made from initial letters each being pronounced e.g. CD |
| Suffix | Addition of a bound morpheme to the end of a root word e.g. Radical (ising) |
| Compound | Combining of separate words to create a new word e.g. Manflu |
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