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Blending (Blend Words)

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

15. Simultaneous + Broadcast

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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