Morphology: Formation of Words

Kimzie Oranza

1. Morphology

In linguistics, morphology is the identification, analysis and description of the structure of a given language's morphemes and other linguistic units, such as root words, affixes, parts of speech, intonations and stresses, or implied context. In contrast, morphological typology is the classification of languages according to their use of morphemes, while lexicology is the study of those words forming a language's word stock.

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morphology_(linguistics)

2. Acronymy

Acronymy, like retronymy, is a linguistic process that has existed throughout history but for which there was little to no naming, conscious attention, or systematic analysis until relatively recent times. Like retronymy, it became much more common in the 20th century than it had formerly been.

Examples:

* RADAR - Radio detecting and ranging

* LASER - Light amplification by the stimulated emission of radiation.

* NATO - The North Atlantic Treaty Organization.

* UNICEF - The United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund.

* SCUBA - Self-contained underwater breathing apparatus.

Source: http://examples.yourdictionary.com/examples-of-acronyms.html

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acronym

3. Compounding

In English grammar, compounding is the process of combining two words (free morphemes) to create a new word (commonly anoun, verb, or adjective). Also called composition. Compounds are written sometimes as one word (sunglasses), sometimes as two hyphenated words (life-threatening), and sometimes as two separate words (football stadium). Compounding is the most common type of word-formation inEnglish.

Examples:

a. Baseball

b. Basketball

c. Lipstick

d. Cannot

e. Football

Source: http://grammar.about.com/od/c/g/compoundingterm.htm

4. Blending

A blend is a word formed by merging the sounds and meanings of two or more other words or...