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Derivation
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Adding a bound morpheme to a free morpheme
EX) un-, mis-, -ful |
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Conversion
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Changing the part of speech of a free morpheme without adding anything another morpheme
EX) "Google it," "text me" |
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Back Formation
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Removing an end morpheme from a word
EX) "Edit" from editor, "emote" from "emotion" |
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Clipping
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Removing one or more syllables from a word without changing its meaning
EX) "taxi" from "taxicab", "fridge" from "refrigerator" |
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Metaphorical Extension
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Naming an object that resembles another
EX) mouse, crane |
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Recutting
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"a napron" becomes "an apron"
"another" becomes "a nother" |
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Proper Names
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A proper names becomes generalized to refer to a general thing
EX) Jell-O, Band Aid |
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Folk Etymology
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Forming words to make language fit our understanding
EX) "Garter snake" called "garden snake" |
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Acronym
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Laser from "light amplification by stimulated emission of radiation
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Compounding
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Combining two free morphemes where each morpheme's meaning is kept intact
EX) "Blackboard", "sunburn", "highchair" |
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Blending
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EX) "Brunch", "smog"
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Coining
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Creating an entirely new, previously nonexistent word
EX) Aspirin, Catch-22, Xerox |
