Word-Formation,Blending,The Principles,a) By joining the initial parts of first word and the final parts of second word. Examples:breakfast+lunchbrunch dove+hawkdawkstagnation+inflationstagflation smoke+fogsmog b) By joining the initial parts of two words. Examples:teleprinted+exchangetelex high+fidelityhi-fiUnited+CommunicationsUnicomsituation+comedysitcom,Syntax A crippled passenger landed the airplane with extreme caution.,Who won the game?,Helen put on her clothes and went out.,Thank you, my dear professor,