Word Coinage Deny A Kwary http www kwary

Word Coinage Deny A. Kwary http: //www. kwary. net Airlangga University

English Word Coinage 1. Compounds 2. Acronyms 3. Back 4. 5. 6. formations Abbreviations Eponyms Blends

1. Compounds o o Definition: Two or more words joined together to form a new word. Examples: n n Home + work homework Pick + pocket pickpocket

Note: The meaning of a compound is not always the sum of the meanings of its parts. oil made from coconuts. oil made from olives. oil NOT foroil babies made from babies a house where men visit prostitutes Ø blue-movies Ø blue-chip Ø go-go Coconut oil Ø Olive oil Ø Baby oil Ø cathouse Ø

2. Acronyms o o Definition: Words derived from the initials of several words Examples: n n severe acute respiratory syndrome SARS Self-contained underwater breathing apparatus SCUBA

Other examples of Acronyms: a) b) c) d) e) f) g) SQL FYI TGIF a. k. a. Html www SWOT a) b) c) d) e) f) o Structured query language For Your Information Thanks God It’s Friday also known as Hypertext mark-up language World wide web Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats

3. Back-formations o o Definition: Creative reduction due to incorrect morphological analysis. Examples: n editor (1649) edit (1791) n television (1907) televise (1927)

4. Abbreviations (Clipping) o o Definition: A word which is clipped Examples: n Facsimile fax n Hamburger n n n Gasoline Advertisement Omnibus Gas Ad Bus

5. Eponyms o o Definition: Words derived from proper names or things. Examples: n Sandwich n Celcius

6. Blends o o Definition: Similar to compounds, but parts of the words are deleted. Examples: n n n Motor + hotel Motel Breakfast + lunch Brunch Wireless + Fidelity Wi-Fi

Is this a blend?

Case Study: Blends or Compunds o ‘Wild-haired revolutionaries like Che Guevara have been replaced by clean-cut metrosexual icons like soccer star David Beckham and musician Ricky Martin. ’ (cbsnews. com, 25 th November 2003). o ‘No botox for the Retrosexual. No $1, 000 haircuts. The retrosexual man eats red meat heartily and at times kills it himself. ’ (The Washington Dispatch, 2 nd May 2004).

Complete the process and Identify the type of word coinage: 1. automation 2. information, entertainment 3. modulator, demodulator 4. Greek, god 5. International, police 6. influenza 7. delicatessen Automate Backformati on Infotainment Blend Modem Compound Greek-god Blend Interpol Clipping Flu Eponym Deli

Group Assignment: One group should consist of 8 – 10 students. The assignments must be collected today at 13. 00. • • Write six examples of compounds. Write the definition. Write five examples of acronyms, and what they stand for. Write four examples of clipping, and the original words. Write three examples of blends. Write the definitions and what they are composed of. (You may combine examples taken from English or Indonesian)

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