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What are some ways to make new English words besides affixation?
What are some ways to make new English words besides affixation?
Borrowing from other languages, blending, clipping, conversion, back-formation, eponyms, and reduplication.
What is a calque?
What is a calque?
A word borrowed from one language to another by translating each individual element.
What is an example of a calque?
What is an example of a calque?
Beer garden (from German Biergarten).
What is a portmanteau word?
What is a portmanteau word?
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What is an example of a portmanteau word?
What is an example of a portmanteau word?
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What is clipping?
What is clipping?
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What is an example of clipping?
What is an example of clipping?
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What is back-formation?
What is back-formation?
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What is an example of back-formation?
What is an example of back-formation?
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What are some examples of newly coined words that turn out to have existed before?
What are some examples of newly coined words that turn out to have existed before?
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What are nonce words?
What are nonce words?
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What happens to nonce formations if they come to be adopted by the community?
What happens to nonce formations if they come to be adopted by the community?
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Can a speaker/writer ever know whether a nonce word will become a neologism?
Can a speaker/writer ever know whether a nonce word will become a neologism?
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What did Dr. Seuss create a word for?
What did Dr. Seuss create a word for?
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Has the word nerd become commonly used and understood in English?
Has the word nerd become commonly used and understood in English?
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What are invented trade names for commercial products that become general terms called?
What are invented trade names for commercial products that become general terms called?
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What is an example of a coined term that became a general term?
What is an example of a coined term that became a general term?
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What is another example of a coined term that became a general term?
What is another example of a coined term that became a general term?
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Apart from affixation, there are other ways to ______ new English words
Apart from affixation, there are other ways to ______ new English words
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A word can be borrowed from another language, also known as a ______
A word can be borrowed from another language, also known as a ______
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When a word is translated from one language to another it is called a ______
When a word is translated from one language to another it is called a ______
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When two separate words are blended together to create a new word, it is called a ______
When two separate words are blended together to create a new word, it is called a ______
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A shortened form of a word, while keeping the same meaning, is called ______
A shortened form of a word, while keeping the same meaning, is called ______
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When a word is converted from one class to another, it is called ______
When a word is converted from one class to another, it is called ______
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When an actual or supposed derivational affix detaches from the base form of a word to create a new word, it is called ______
When an actual or supposed derivational affix detaches from the base form of a word to create a new word, it is called ______
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When a new word is formed from the name of a real or fictitious person, it is called an ______
When a new word is formed from the name of a real or fictitious person, it is called an ______
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When we repeat a morpheme to make a new word, it is called ______
When we repeat a morpheme to make a new word, it is called ______
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A hobbit was a small basket for carrying seeds and a local measure of grain in ______
A hobbit was a small basket for carrying seeds and a local measure of grain in ______
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Nonce formations have occasionally come to be adopted by the community – in which case they cease, by definition, to be ‘nonce’ and become ______.
Nonce formations have occasionally come to be adopted by the community – in which case they cease, by definition, to be ‘nonce’ and become ______.
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Dr. Seuss created a word to characterise his small comic figure a ______ to denote an 'insignificant, foolish, or socially inept person.'
Dr. Seuss created a word to characterise his small comic figure a ______ to denote an 'insignificant, foolish, or socially inept person.'
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Newly coined words also often turn out to have existed ______.
Newly coined words also often turn out to have existed ______.
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A nonce word is a linguistic form which a speaker spontaneously invents on a single ______.
A nonce word is a linguistic form which a speaker spontaneously invents on a single ______.
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The most typical sources or coining are invented trade names for commercial products that become general terms (aspirin, xerox, kleenex). Newly coined words also often turn out to have existed ______.
The most typical sources or coining are invented trade names for commercial products that become general terms (aspirin, xerox, kleenex). Newly coined words also often turn out to have existed ______.
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A ______ word is a new word that is formed through any number of word formation processes and meets a lexical need that is not expected to recur.
A ______ word is a new word that is formed through any number of word formation processes and meets a lexical need that is not expected to recur.
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Of course at the point of utterance no speaker/writer ever knows whether a nonce word will become a ______.
Of course at the point of utterance no speaker/writer ever knows whether a nonce word will become a ______.
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Today the word ______ is commonly used and understood in English.
Today the word ______ is commonly used and understood in English.
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Nonce words are expected to recur in future language use.
Nonce words are expected to recur in future language use.
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A newly coined word can never have existed before.
A newly coined word can never have existed before.
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A neologism is a word that has never been used before.
A neologism is a word that has never been used before.
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Portmanteau words are formed by blending two or more words together.
Portmanteau words are formed by blending two or more words together.
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Back-formation is the creation of a new word by removing an affix from an existing word.
Back-formation is the creation of a new word by removing an affix from an existing word.
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All nonce formations eventually become neologisms.
All nonce formations eventually become neologisms.
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Invented trade names that become general terms are also known as eponyms.
Invented trade names that become general terms are also known as eponyms.
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Calques are words borrowed from another language and translated literally.
Calques are words borrowed from another language and translated literally.
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The word 'nerd' was first used by Dr. Seuss to describe a character in one of his books.
The word 'nerd' was first used by Dr. Seuss to describe a character in one of his books.
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Is it common for words to be fully invented in the English language?
Is it common for words to be fully invented in the English language?
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A calque is a word borrowed from another language and translated to another, true or false?
A calque is a word borrowed from another language and translated to another, true or false?
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Is back-formation the word formation process in which a derivational affix attaches to the base form of a word to create a new word?
Is back-formation the word formation process in which a derivational affix attaches to the base form of a word to create a new word?
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Is zero-derivation the word formation process in which a word is converted from one class to another, true or false?
Is zero-derivation the word formation process in which a word is converted from one class to another, true or false?
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Is reduplication the word formation process in which two separate words are blended together to create a new word?
Is reduplication the word formation process in which two separate words are blended together to create a new word?
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Is it true that newly coined words often turn out to have existed before?
Is it true that newly coined words often turn out to have existed before?
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Is it possible for a speaker/writer to know whether a nonce word will become a neologism?
Is it possible for a speaker/writer to know whether a nonce word will become a neologism?
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Is it true that coining new words from scratch is more likely to spread among the language community than borrowing or blending words?
Is it true that coining new words from scratch is more likely to spread among the language community than borrowing or blending words?
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Is it possible for a morpheme to be repeated to create a new word through the process of portmanteau?
Is it possible for a morpheme to be repeated to create a new word through the process of portmanteau?
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What is the word formation process in which a new word is formed from the name of a real or fictitious person?
What is the word formation process in which a new word is formed from the name of a real or fictitious person?
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What is the word formation process in which a change is made to the lexical form of a word but the meaning remains the same?
What is the word formation process in which a change is made to the lexical form of a word but the meaning remains the same?
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What is the term used for blending two separate words to create a new word?
What is the term used for blending two separate words to create a new word?
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What is the term used for borrowing a word from another language and translating it literally?
What is the term used for borrowing a word from another language and translating it literally?
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What is the word formation process in which a new word is created by repeating a morpheme?
What is the word formation process in which a new word is created by repeating a morpheme?
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What is the term used for the word formation process in which a new word is created by removing an affix from an existing word?
What is the term used for the word formation process in which a new word is created by removing an affix from an existing word?
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What is the term used for the word formation process in which a word is converted from one class to another?
What is the term used for the word formation process in which a word is converted from one class to another?
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What is the term used for a newly coined word that becomes commonly used in the English language?
What is the term used for a newly coined word that becomes commonly used in the English language?
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What is the term used for a word that is borrowed from another language without being translated?
What is the term used for a word that is borrowed from another language without being translated?
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What is the definition of a neologism?
What is the definition of a neologism?
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What is a nonce word?
What is a nonce word?
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What is an example of a nonce word that has become a neologism?
What is an example of a nonce word that has become a neologism?
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What is the difference between a nonce word and a neologism?
What is the difference between a nonce word and a neologism?
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What is the process of back-formation?
What is the process of back-formation?
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What is an example of a coined term that became a general term?
What is an example of a coined term that became a general term?
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What is the definition of a nonce formation?
What is the definition of a nonce formation?
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What happens to a nonce formation if it is adopted by the community?
What happens to a nonce formation if it is adopted by the community?
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What is a calque?
What is a calque?
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