Word formation

origin of words and the reasons why some words are commonly used between different languages. Etymology, the study of words’ history and how their form and meaning have changed over time has enhanced the process of explaining and defining the word roots. The term "the etymology of a word” means the origin of the particular word and it has been acknowledged that there are certain mechanisms where words originate through, some of which are: • Borrowing, i.e. adoption of loans from other languages; • Word formation such as derivation and compounding • Onomatopoeia and sound…

LIN 3010 Word Formation Processes - Compounding o Obamacare: 2013 noun: term for the Affordable Care Act that does not have the same meaning as when the terms are broken. o Humblebrag: 2011 verb: when the two words are combined, the term’s meaning changes to an expression of false humility, especially be celebrities on Twitter. o Lumbersexual: 2014 noun: when the morphemes are stick together, the term means a fashionable rugged man who adopts the stereotypical dress and facial hair of a…

a person’s identity. Identity formation is a process that is not limited in any period. It lasts a lifetime and covers all areas of human activity. I think that family, ethnicity, race, community and personal interesting are the factors that have an influence to person’s identity. Some of them may have more of an influence than others of course. So, now let’s begin the story of my identity formation as an example of how these factors helped shape it. I was born in not very big, but historical…

Wh-questions formation in English 1. Interrogatives in English According to Fromkin, Robert, Neil, & Harry (2001), one of the linguistic universals is that all languages have a system of asking questions. In English, there are two main kinds of interrogative sentences, close-ended sentences and open-ended sentences. Closed class interrogative sentences have yes/no answer while opened class interrogative sentences having many possible answers. 1.1. Yes/No questions Yes/no question in English is…

Achievement in Students Who am I? Where do I fit in? These are the questions that spur an individual to begin on their journey to develop their sense of self, a process known as identity formation. Although issues with one’s sense of identity could arise at any point in life, clinical psychologist Erik Erikson theorized that identity formation was most prominent in, and was the most critical developmental task of, adolescence. Ideally, in identity formation, an individual goes through an…

According to the sad person chart Juan is experiencing high amounts of depression. He scored seven points which encourages me to hospitalize the him even if it is involuntary. The way I concluded the sum of points was by the chart. Juan is male which makes it a higher risk that resulted in one point. His age falls between 18 years and 55 years that also makes him a higher risk, and another point was added. In the first sentence it states that he is depressed adding another point. Although, he…

Throughout my adolescence, my identity has been developed in many ways by many different factors. Early on in adolescence, I was very impressionable and got aspects of my identity from others however when I entered crisis my identity developed. James Marcia classifies identity development in adolescence into four stages and I believe I passed through all of them to get to where I am today (Marcia pp401). Early on in adolescence, I had no sense of direction; however, I found my identity through…

In the story “Bird of Paradise: How I became Latina” by Raquel Cepeda, begins with a title that drives the readers mind into a flowing photo of nature. From just reading part of the title, it can be interpreted that the author depicts herself as a free animal. A flying animal, that comes from a place described as a paradise or an ideal place as some will call it; which as Cepeda explains, “paradise is a state of being, more than just the name of a suburb or a home.” In the first paragraph,…

Exploring identity creation through Instagram Introduction The definition of the word Instagram is derived from two key aspects: 1) ‘Insta’ comes from instant camera, a type of vintage camera that self-develops its film. 2) ‘gram’ is a shortened version of ‘telegram’, (Collins Dictionary, n.d.) which means a message sent via electricity or radio and is printed on before it gets posted to a home or office. (Instagram.com) From the combined meanings, Instagram is then launched on June 6, 2010…

Morph syntactic Analysis: 12th Grade Male from Mexico #2 Introduction This Morph Syntactic Analysis project allowed me to explore the word formation of an ESL student. The student I examined was a twentieth grade male from Mexico. The Spanish aspects of his prior knowledge may have affected his English composition. The analysis features morphology and syntax areas of language. Noun phrases, corpus, verb phrases, verb tense, sentence composition, orthography, and other parts of speech…