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por Jessica Cupueran 5 anos atrás

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Word Formation Process

The creation of new words from existing words and their parts involves several linguistic processes. Compounding entails combining two or more words to form a single, often new, word.

Word Formation Process

Clipping

Shortening a word by deleting phonological material

Acronymy

Words derived from the initial sound of several words

Conversion

To use words from one word class as members of another class

Affixation

Existing word combines with a part of a word

Word Formation Process

New words are formed from existing words and parts.

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Compounding

Words put together to form a single word