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Coinage/Neologism

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The deliberate creation of a new word. Examples being widget, hobbit and spoof.

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Borrowing / loan words

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Borrowing of words/concepts from other languages. They can be ‘anglicised’ or they can be same. Examples being ‘bungalow, hamburger, saga’

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Compounding

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Words combined together to form new words. Can be open, hyphenated or solid. Examples ‘user-friendly, long winded and handheld’

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Clipping

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Words are shortened and the shortened form becomes norm. Examples being ‘gym, bus, deli, phone’

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Blending

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Combining clipping and compounding: Words are abbreviated and joined together to form a new word. (newscast news + broadcast, internet, international + network)

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Acronym

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First letters are taken from a series of words to create a new term. It is pronounced all together. Examples: ‘AIDS, NATO’

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Initialism

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Acronym but each letter is pronounced: Examples ‘HIV, CD, MP3, PC, OMG’

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Affixation

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One or more free morphemes are combined with one or more bound morphemes (Examples: Disinterest regift, marketeer)

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Conversion/Functional shift

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A word shifts from one word class to another: usually from a noun to a verb. Examples: Text, Network Google.

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Eponym

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Names of a person or company used to define particular objects. Often inventors or distributors of the object. (Examples: Sandwich, Boycott, Silhouette)

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Back formation

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Verb created from an existing noun by removing a suffix: Examples (surveillance - to surveil, locatation - to locate- ?)