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Blending is the word formation process in which parts of two or more words combine to
create a new word whose meaning is often a combination of the original words. For example:
1. Advertisement + Entertainment
Advertainment
2. Binary
Bit
3. Biographical + Picture
Biopic
4. Breakfast
+ Lunch
Brunch
5. By
+ Cause
Because
6. Cybernetic
+ Organism
Cyborg
7. Electronic
+ Execute
Electrocute
8. Flame
+ Glare
Flare
9. Guess
+ Estimate
Guesstimate
10. Internal
+ Communication
Intercom
11. Modulator
+ Demodulator
Modem
12. Motor
+ Hotel
Motel
13. Of (the)
+ Clock
Oclock
14. Picture
+ Element
Pixel
Simulcast
16. Sky
+ Hijack
Skyjack
17. Smoke
+ Fog
Smog
18. Spoon
+ Fork
Spork
19. Sweep
+ Wipe
Swipe
20. Telephone
+ Marathon
Telethon
+ Digit
Blended words are also referred to as portmanteaus. Portmanteau is French for suitcase.
Portmanteau words have two parts folded into one; much like the two parts of a suitcase fold
into one unit.
Code Mixing
Code mixing refers to a multilingual's or a bilingual's use of two or more languages in a
single unit of discourse, such as a word, an utterance, or a conversation (see, e.g., Genesee,
Paradis, & Crago, 2004).
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