L ANGUAGE TYPOLOGY AND WORD FORMATION Árvay Erzsébet
W ORD FORMATION IN EFL CLASSES Snatch Each S gets one affix (e.g. im-, -less, -ly). Ss have to snatch the word cards which go with their affixes. Whoever collects the most words is the winner.
W ORD FORMATION PROCESSES derivation (= affixation) im ∙ polite, king ∙ dom, un ∙ happiness, conversion (zero affixation) full conversion: BOTTLE N → BOTTLE V, MILK N → MILK V partial conversion: wealthy → The wealthy are always with us. Xerox → Our xerox machine is a Canon. approximate conversion: sus ' pect V → ' suspect N, ' envelope N → en ' velope V, con ' vict V → ' convict N, per ' mit V → ' permit N compounding cat ∙ nap, arm ∙ pit, black ∙ mail
W ORD FORMATION PROCESSES clipping photograph → photo, influenza → flu blending fog + smoke = smog breakfast + lunch = brunch backformation television → televise donation → donate acronym formation NATO, YMCA, BBC