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15 Cards in this Set
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NEOLOGISM
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a new word
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ETYMOLOGY
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the study of the origin and history of words
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COINAGE
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the invention of a new word
eg: xerox |
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EPONYMS
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a word derived from the name of a person or place
eg: sandwhich, hoover |
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FREE FORM MORPHEMES
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lexical units: content words that can stand on their own
functional units: articles, prepositions, conjuctions |
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TWO CLASSES OF MORPHEMES
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free forms
bound forms [ affixes ] |
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THREE TYPES OF AFFIXES
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prefix, suffix, infix
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HYPOCORISMS
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a word formation process in which a longer word is reduced to a shorter form with y or ie at the end
eg: barbie, movie, telly |
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CONVERSION
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the process of changing the function of a word such as a noun to a verb as a way of forming new words
eg: butter, buttering |
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ACRONYMS
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words formed from the initals of another word
NATO, WAR, MADD |
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PREFIXES
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attached to the beginning of the free form
eg. un, dis, mis |
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ANALOGY
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process of forming a new word to be similar in someway to an existing word
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MORPHEME
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meaning
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SUFFIXES
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attached to the end of the free form
eg. ed, ness |
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INFIXES
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does not exsist in english
inserted in the middle eg. fuuugggeettaboutiiit |
