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What is the main focus of the branch of Lexicology known as Word-Formation?
Analyzing the derivative structure of existing words
Why are simple words, like 'write', 'please', 'atom', and 'free', relevant to Word-Formation?
They serve as the foundation for derived and compound words
What is the term for studying language at a single point in time, without considering its historical development?
Synchronic approach
What is the term for newly coined words or expressions?
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What is the primary focus of Word-Formation in the context of language study?
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What is the term for studying language change and development over time?
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What is the main difference between synchronic and diachronic approaches to linguistics?
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What is the term for the process of deriving a simpler word from a more complex word?
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What is necessary to determine when analysing word-formation synchronically?
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What type of word-formation is no longer included in modern classifications?
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What is the name of the classification system that distinguishes between word-formation means based on the number of motivating bases?
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What is an example of a word built using a single motivating base?
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