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2011-12 LINGUA INGLESE 1 modulo A/B Introduction to English Linguistics prof. Hugo Bowles

2011-12 LINGUA INGLESE 1 modulo A/B Introduction to English Linguistics prof. Hugo Bowles. Lesson 10 Word formation 1 (Morphology 3) . CLASSIFYING GRAMMAR. CLASSIFYING MORPHOLOGY. swim. CONVERSION when a word changes its word class to swim (verb) a swim (noun). CONVERSION.

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2011-12 LINGUA INGLESE 1 modulo A/B Introduction to English Linguistics prof. Hugo Bowles

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  1. 2011-12 LINGUA INGLESE 1 modulo A/BIntroduction to English Linguisticsprof. Hugo Bowles Lesson 10 Word formation 1 (Morphology 3)

  2. CLASSIFYING GRAMMAR

  3. CLASSIFYING MORPHOLOGY

  4. swim • CONVERSION • when a word changes its word class to swim (verb) a swim (noun)

  5. CONVERSION • to rain rain • to bicycle a bicycle • to cheat a cheat

  6. NATO, CNN • INITIALISMS see slide 26

  7. ping-pong, teeny-weeny • REDUPLICATION • a lexeme with two identical, or very similar, constituents

  8. motel, brunch, heliport • BLENDING • when a word is made out of shortened forms of other words • BR-eakfast + l-UNCH = BRUNCH

  9. motel heliport mo-tor? + ho-tel heli-copter + air-port BLENDING

  10. gas • CLIPPING • when a word of more than one syllable is reduced to a shorter form gasoline gas

  11. burger deli mike hamburger delicatessen microphone CLIPPING

  12. edit, televise, demo • BACK FORMATION • When a word of one type is reduced to form a word of a different type editor edit

  13. BACK FORMATION • television televise • demonstration demo

  14. Aussie • HYPOCORISM • A longer word is reduced to a single syllable and then -y or -ie is added • Australian Auss + -ie Aussie

  15. HYPOCORISM • moving picture move + ie movie

  16. quack, woof • ONOMATOPEIA • When a word is created to sound like the thing it names

  17. Darwinian • EPONYM • when a word is derived from the name of a person

  18. EPONYMY • Buzz Lightyear is derived from Buzz Aldrin the astronaut • Garibaldi biscuits were marketed in England after Garibaldi’s visit (and you can still buy them)

  19. nylon, aspirin • COINAGE • the invention of a totally new word This often occurs with scientific names and trade names of new products

  20. Quiz (1) • vet = clipping • fantabulous = blending (fantastic + fabulous) • Google = coinage (a new invention) • to Google (vb) = conversion from Google (noun) • doc = clipping (from doctor) • zig-zag =reduplication • fahrenheit = eponym

  21. Quiz (2) • ‘Sob!’ = onomatopeia • hankie = hypocorism • AIDS = acronymy • to biograph = back-formation from biography (noun) • infotainment = blending (information + entertainment) • to party = conversion from party (noun)

  22. INITIALISMS Acronomy • When the from is pronounced as a single word (NATO, AIDS) Alphabetism • When the form is pronounced by its letters (BBC, CNN)

  23. INITIALISMS IN TEXT MESSAGES (1) • Initials used as WORDS y Why? q Queue ruok Are you OK? cu See you

  24. INITIALISMS IN TEXT MESSAGES (2) • Initials used for elements in COMPOUND WORDS gf girlfriend dl download w/e weekend

  25. INITIALISMS IN TEXT MESSAGES (3) • Initials used for words in PHRASES cwot complete waste of time imo in my opinion np no problem

  26. INITIALISMS IN TEXT MESSAGES (4) • Initials used for words in ELLIPTICAL or WHOLE SENTENCES lol Laughing out loud jk Just kidding swdyt So what do you think? cmb Call me back

  27. INITIALISMS IN TEXT MESSAGES (5) • Initials used for words in EXCLAMATIONS omg Oh my God! Yyssw Yeah, yeah, sure, sure, whatever !

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