1、Chapter 4 - English Word Formation,Types of Word Formation,Affixation( Prefixation ,Suffixation) Compounding Conversion Blending Clipping Acronymy (Initialisms ,Acronyms) Back-formation Onomatopoeia Sound Reduplication Commonization of Proper Names,Clipping 截短法,In linguistics, clipping is the word f
2、ormation process which consists in the reduction of a word to one of its parts (Marchand: 1969). long short,Examples:gasoline gashamburger burgerdelicatessen delimicrophone mike,4.1. Definition,This is because in modern times, people tend to economical in writing and speech to keep up with the tempo
3、 of new life style. To save time one is likely to clip words that are frequently used.,4.2. Why do we have clipping as a way of word-formation?,4.3.Five common types of clipping:,1.Front clipping 2.Back clipping 3.Front and back clipping 4.Middle clipping 5.Phrase clipping,robot botInternet net turn
4、pike pike omnibus bus telephone phone violoncello cello parachute chute,(1).Front clipping,(2). Back clipping,doctor doc gasoline gascablegram cableexamination examadvertisement ad,(3).Front and back clipping,influenza fludetective tec prescriptionscriptapollinaris polly,spectacles specsmathematics
5、maths,(4). Middle clipping,(5). Phrase clipping,popular music pop public house pub zoological garden zoopermanent wavesperm,In some cases, clipping give rise to alterations in spelling and pronunciation. This change in form and sound is possibly due to the informality typical of clipped forms. For convenience and casualness in speech, people often omit one or two syllables from a word, and when its written down, a new spelling form is coined to suit the oral form. Eg. refrigerator fridge microphone miketelevision tellyhandkerchief hanky comfortable comfy,Thats all. Thank you for listening.,
