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    The document discusses different word formation processes including derivation, backformation, clipping, and borrowing. Derivation and backformation involve changing the type of word, while clipping shortens words but does not change their category. Borrowing involves adopting words from other languages into English, with examples given of words borrowed from Spanish, Portuguese, Arabic, Hindi, Swedish, Italian, French, Dutch, Greek, Latin, Persian, Chinese, Japanese, and Egyptian.

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    The document discusses different word formation processes including derivation, backformation, clipping, and borrowing. Derivation and backformation involve changing the type of word, while clipping shortens words but does not change their category. Borrowing involves adopting words from other languages into English, with examples given of words borrowed from Spanish, Portuguese, Arabic, Hindi, Swedish, Italian, French, Dutch, Greek, Latin, Persian, Chinese, Japanese, and Egyptian.

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    The document discusses different word formation processes including derivation, backformation, clipping, and borrowing. Derivation and backformation involve changing the type of word, while clipping shortens words but does not change their category. Borrowing involves adopting words from other languages into English, with examples given of words borrowed from Spanish, Portuguese, Arabic, Hindi, Swedish, Italian, French, Dutch, Greek, Latin, Persian, Chinese, Japanese, and Egyptian.

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    DERIVATION

    EDIT EDITOR

    TYPEWRITE TYPEWRITER

    ACT ACTION

    REVISE REVISION

    TELEVISE TELEVISION

    SING SINGER

    HOUSEKEEP HOUSEKEEPER

    BACKFORMATION

    CLIPPING
    PROF- PROF

    GYM- GYMNASIUM

    AD- ADVERTISEMENT

    BIKE- BICYCLE

    MATH- MATHEMATICS

    FAX- FACSIMILE

    PHONE- TELEPHONE

    EXAM- EXAMINATION

    FLU- INFLUENZA

    LAB- LABORATORY

    MEMO- MEMORANDUM

    PHOTO- PHOTOGRAPH

    CAFÉ- CAFETERIA

    DERIVATION AND BACKFORMATION IMPLY A CHANGE IN THE TYPE OF WORD.

    I N CLIPPING WE SHORTEN THE WORDS BUT THE CATEGORY IS NOT CHANGED. THE
    SHORTENING CAN BE EITHER AT THE BEGINNING OR AT THE END, OR IN BOTH SIDES.
    BORROWING

    Spanish- Portuguese cargo, mosquito, vanilla, tornado


    Arabic alcohol, sugar, syrup, zero
    Hind (east) bandanna
    Swedish they, knife, window, happy, ski
    Italian balcony, piano, macaroni, umbrella
    French army, city, colour, grocer
    Dutch dock, stove, boss, spook
    Greek angel, comedy, atomic, drama
    Austrian kindergarten, nickel, waltz, hoist, switch
    Latin alibi, bonus, item, veto
    Persian tulip, peach, magic
    Chinese tea, typhoon
    Japanese tycoon, karate, haiku
    Egyptian oasis

    English borrows words from many languages.

    IDENTIFY THE WORD PROCESS IN EACH WORD

    1. bookworm- compounding
    2. Eurovision- blending
    3. American- derivation
    4. ohm- eponymy
    5. UCLA- acronym
    6. gas- clipping
    7. arena- borrowing
    8. televise- backformation
    9. radar- acronym
    10. e.g.- acronym
    11. nylon- coinage

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