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compounds
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Combination of two (or more) existing words to
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compound meaning
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Meaning: the meaning of a compound is not
always predictable from the meanings of its parts |
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compounds and stressing
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only with adjective noun compounds - stress belongs on first syllable
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Reduplication
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Repetition of the whole root (full reduplication)
or part of root (partial reduplication) |
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Eponyms
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words that are named for someone
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Blending
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combining portions of two existing words (infomertial, spam,smog)
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clipping
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shortening a polysyllabic word by deleting a syllable or a number of syllables
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back-formation
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removal of a supposed/misanalyzed affix
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acronym/initialism formation
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creation of a new word by usin ginitial letters of the words in a phrase or title
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coinage
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creation of a new word unrelated to any existing words/creation of a new word 'from scratch' - Xerox, Teflon, Band-aid
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