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    MORPHOLOGY

    WORD FORMATION PROCESSES


    EXERCISES
    Exercise 1
    Word formation processes
    Determine the word formation process for each of the following words
    Words Word-formation processes
    1. tsunami A. compounding
    2. radar B. derivation
    3. breakfast C. borrowing
    4. webcam D. conversion
    5. exam E. blending
    6. televise F. acronym
    7. denim G. alphabetism
    8. ATM H. clipping
    9. email (v) I. coinage
    10. friendliness J. backformation
    1. C 2. F 3. A 4. E 5. H
    6. J 7. I 8. G 9. D 10. B

    Exercise 2
    Word formation processes
    Determine the word formation process for each of the following words
    Words Word-formation processes
    1. babysit A. clipping
    2. boyfriend B. borrowing
    3. email (v) C. acronym
    4. friendly D. backformation
    5. lab E. multiple processes
    6. policemen F. conversion
    7. sitcom G. derivation
    8. tsunami H. coinage
    9. WHO I. compounding
    10. zipper J. blending

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    1. D 2. I 3. F 4. G 5. A
    6. E 7. J 8. B 9. C 10. H

    Exercise 3

    (a) Acronym
    (b) Coinage
    (c) Infixing
    (d) Conversion
    (e) Compounding + Conversion
    (f) Clipping
    (g) Backformation
    (h) Borrowing – Hypocorism

    Exercise 4

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    (a) Blending
    (b) Coinage
    (c) Blending + Conversion
    (d) Compounding
    (e) Eponym + Conversion
    (f) Clipping + Conversion

    Exercise 5
    Give the original words from which these clipped words were formed.
    1. porno  pornography
    2. disco  discotheque
    3. taxi  taxicab
    4. cab  cabriolet
    5. deli  delicatessen
    6. vibes  vibrations
    7. gin  gintonic
    8. hype  hyperbole
    9. curio  curiosity
    10. memo  memorandum
    11. Fred  Frederick
    12. Al  Albert
    13. Tom  Thomas
    14. Joe  Joseph
    15. Phil  Philip
    16. sport  disport

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    17. pike  turnpike
    18. bus  omnibus
    19. van  caravan
    20. chute  parachute
    21. wig  periwig
    22. cute  acute
    23. Gene  Eugene
    24. Beth  Elizabeth
    25. Tony  Anthony

    Exercise 6
    Pronounce these acronyms and give their originals.
    1. RV  Recreation Vehicle
    2. NOW  National Organization for Women
    3. UNESCO  United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
    4. OK  oll korrect
    5. scuba  Self-Contained Underwater Breathing Apparatus
    6. OPEC  Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries
    7. WASP  White Anglo-Saxon Protestant
    8. ICBM  intercontinental ballistic missile
    9. jeep  Just Enough Essential Parts
    10. laser  light amplification by the stimulated emission of radiation

    Exercise 7
    Give the originals of these blends.
    1. flunk = flinch + funk
    2. happenstance = happening + circumstance
    3. stagflation = stagnation + inflation
    4. simulcast = simultaneous + broadcast
    5. gelignite = gelatin + dynamite
    6. smog = smoke + fog
    7. dumbfound = dumb + confound
    8. telecast = television + broadcast
    9. dandle =
    10. splatter = splash + sputter

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    Exercise 8
    Give the blends that result from fusing these words.
    1. transfer + resistor = transistor
    2. automobile + omnibus = autobus
    3. escalade + elevator = escalator
    4. blare or blow + spurt = blurt
    5. squall + squeak = squawk

    Exercise 9
    Identify the class of reduplication by one of these numbers.
    1. repetition without change = Exact
    2. repetition with change of initial consonant = Rhyming
    3. repetition with change of vowel = Ablaut
    1. knick-knack = A
    2. ding-dong = A
    3. wishy-washy = A
    4. quack-quack = E
    5. rowdy-dowdy = R
    6. hoity-toity = R
    7. hocus-pocus = R
    8. flip-flop = A
    9. humdrum = R
    10. nitty-gritty = R

    Exercise 10
    Identify the different word-formation processes involved in producing each of the underlined words in
    the sentences below. The processes mentioned are acronym, backformation, blending, borrowing,
    clipping, coinage, compounding, conversion (‘zero derivation’), eponym, reduplication, hypocorism,
    loan-translation (‘calque’).
    a. We will carpet this room.
    b. This device will self-destruct in 30 seconds.
    c. Could you give me a quick recap on what’s been decided?
    d. A day return to London, please.
    e. Coloring your hair was a no-no at that time.
    f. Jane decided to spring-clean her apartment.
    g. What are the core rules of netiquette?

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    h. The tax court concluded that the sale was not a bona fide transaction.
    i. Business confidence is on the up.
    j. My old man said follow the van, and don’t dilly-dally on the way.
    k. This year the show will be simulcast live to 50 different countries.
    l. Did you get my memo about the meeting?
    m. My guess is that the company will need a bailout.
    n. I think Robyn said she’d like a toastie for brekkie.
    o. You don’t need to button it because it’s got Velcro inside.

    a. Conversion
    b. Back formation
    c. Clipping
    d. Conversion + compouding
    e. Reduplication
    f. Back formation
    g. Blending
    h. Borrowing + compounding
    i. Conversion
    j. Reduplication
    k. Blending
    l. Clipping
    m. Conversion
    n. Hypocorism
    o. Coinage

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