Word formation

Created by
Keyur -19CP082
What is word formation?

 Developed by combining word elements

 For example when words are formed it is either made by
using prefixes and suffixes.
 lab-laboratory
Here, lab is prefixes.
 tion-education
Here, tion is suffix.
 Prefixes

Affixation

Suffixes

Coinage
Derivation
Eponyms
Word
formation Borrowing

Compounding Blending

Clipping

Non- Backformation
Affixation
Conversion

Acronyms & Initialisms

 Compounding
• The process of combining two or more words to
make a new single word.
• Compounding is very common in German and
English language.
Types of compounding
1. Noun + Noun
2. Adjective + Noun

Example
classroom
seafood
underwater
toothbrush
 Root words
Word's simplest(and first) form
Latin and Greek words

For example,
Aqua (water) aquatic, aqueduct
Aud (hear) audible, audience,
audio
Bio (life) biology, bionic, biography
Homo(like, alike, Homogeneous, Homonym,
same) Homeopath
 Prefix and suffix
 Prefix - group of letters that only come at the
beginning of words

Common prefix
Prefix Meaning Example

a- without amoral, apathetic

ab- away, from abnormal, abstain
anti- against antivirus, antilock
 Common prefix
Prefix Meaning Example
Uni- one unicorn, unilaterally
Un- not undone, unfinished
Trans- across transmit
Super above supervisor
Post- after post-mortem
Mono- one monocle
Micro- small microscope
In- into insert
Inter- between internet, intersection
Suffix - added at the end of the root
Words

Common suffix
Suffix Meaning Examples

-ment action argument,

treatment
- tion action education
-ship state of being leadership
-ism one who chemist, narcissist
-ment condition of argument
 Formation of word by using
Prefix and suffix
Prefixes and suffixes can help you to build up new words with
related meaning or opposite meaning.
Examples,

Using a prefix Using a suffix

Produce reproduce any anymore
Wise unwise other otherwise
University pre-university danger dangerous
 Blending
A blend is a word formed form parts of two other
words.
• The beginning of one word is added to the end of
the other.
For example: brunch(breakfast and lunch)
• The beginning of two word are combined.
For example: cyborg(cybernetic and organism)
• One complete word is combined with part of
another word.
For example: guesstimate(guess and estimate)
Thank you