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    This document discusses 10 processes of word formation: 1) derivation, 2) conversion, 3) compounding, 4) invention, 5) echoism, 6) clipping, 7) acronymy, 8) blending, 9) back-formation, and 10) reduplication. It also discusses derivation in more detail, noting that derivation can occur through affixation, including prefixation, mixed affixation, and suffixation, and sometimes involves sound or stress changes.

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    Chapter 10.

    Processes of Word Formation


    1. Derivation
    C 2. Conversion
    3. Compounding
    O
    4. Invention
    N 5. Echoism
    T 6. Clipping
    E 7. Acronymy
    N 8. Blending

    T 9. Back-formation
    10. Reduplication
    Morphology Chapter 2. Words
    1. Derivation
    Derivation: the forming of derived or complex words

    Affixation
    Derivation

    Combining forms

    Morphology Chapter 2. Words


    1. Derivation

    a. Affixation (4 points)
    • Prefixation: prefix + root/base
    ex: export, discomfort
    • Mixed affixation: prefix + base + suffix
    ex: exporter
    • Suffixation: root/base + suffix
    ex: portable, portability
    • Affixation + sound change/stress shift
    Ex: history, historical
    preside, president

    Morphology Chapter 2. Words

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