Words Formations Word formation v Is the creation

Word formation v Is the creation of a new word v It is a

1. COMPOUNDS q q Compounding is the word formation process in which two or

2. CLIPPING q Clipping are a new words formed by omitting part of a

3. ABBREVIATIONS An acronym is made up of some or all of the initial

4. BACK FORMATIONS Is the process of forming a new word by removing actual

Conclusion In this paper different word formation processes. Clipping is the word formation process

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Words Formations

Word formation v Is the creation of a new word v It is a branch of science of the language, which studies the patterns on which a language forms new lexical items (new unities, new words) v Contents : Coumpound Clipping Abbreviations Back-formations 1. 2. 3. 4.

1. COMPOUNDS q q Compounding is the word formation process in which two or more lexemes combine into a single new word. Compound words may be written as one word or as two words joined with a hyphen. Example : - Notebook = note+book - Wallpaper = wall+paper - feedback = feed+back - Sunburn = sun+burn - Airplane = air+plane

2. CLIPPING q Clipping are a new words formed by omitting part of a word or shortening of poly-syllabic word. The omission is normally at the end of a word (Backclipping)or at the beginning (Fore-clipping) BACK-CLIPPING - Congratulations - congrats - Photograph – photo - Congratulations – congrats - Examination – exam - Gasoline - gas FORE-CLIPPING - alchemist – chemist - alligator – gator - chrysanthemum – mum - hamburger – burger - telephone – phone

3. ABBREVIATIONS An acronym is made up of some or all of the initial letters of an organization, institution, political party, etc. Example : 1. Federal Bureau of Investigation = FBI 2. Sudan African National Union = SANU 3. International Labor Organization = LABOR 4. North Atlantic Treaty Organization = NATO

4. BACK FORMATIONS Is the process of forming a new word by removing actual or supposed affixes from another. Example : 1. Baby-sitter 2. Editor 3. Hawker 4. Stoker 5. Peddler = baby-sit = edit = hawk = stoke = peddle

Conclusion In this paper different word formation processes. Clipping is the word formation process which consists in the reduction of a word to one of its parts. Acronymy is the process whereby a word is formed from the initials or beginning segments of a succession of words. Back-formations are shortened words created from longer words, thus back-formations may be viewed as a sub-type of clipping.