Formation of New Words: Borrowing, Compounding, Clipping, Conversion

What process involves inventing completely new terms?

Which process involves reducing a word to a shorter form?

What type of new words are formed by adding affixes like prefixes, infixes, and suffixes?

Which process involves forming new words by blending two separate words into one?

What is the process where a noun is converted into another part of speech like a verb or an adjective?

In the context of forming new words, what does backformation involve?

Ways of Forming New Words

Borrowing: Words are taken from other languages, e.g., tofu, brainwash, tattoo.
Compounding: Two separate words are combined into one, e.g., classroom (class + room), well-known (well + known).
Clipping: A word is reduced to a shorter form, e.g., telephone → phone.
Conversion: A change in the functional category, e.g., [noun as verb] water the plants, [verb as noun] good shot.
Coinage: Invention of new terms, e.g., airpod.
Derivational: New words are formed by adding affixes (prefix, infix, suffix), e.g., mis-understanding (prefix), hellgoddamyah (infix), use-ful (suffix), child-ish (suffix).
Blending: A combination of two words, e.g., breakfast + lunch = brunch.
Backformation: A noun is converted to another part of speech (verb, adjective, adverb, etc.), e.g., teacher → teach.
Derivational reduction: A noun is converted to a verb, e.g., transmitter → transmit.
Hypocorism: A type of word reduction typically in Australian and British English, e.g., television → telly.
Acronyms: Formed from the initial letters of a set of words, e.g., MC = master of ceremonies.
Analogy: New words are formed to be similar to some existing words, e.g., (no specific example provided).

Learn about different ways to create new words in a language, such as borrowing from other languages, compounding, clipping, conversion, coinage, and derivational processes. Explore examples and understand how these methods contribute to the evolution of vocabulary.