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2011-12 LINGUA INGLESE 1 modulo B Introduction to English Linguistics prof. Hugo Bowles Lesson 5 Word formation
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CLASSIFYING MORPHOLOGY
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swim CONVERSION when a word changes its word class to swim (verb)a swim (noun)
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CONVERSION to rainrain to bicyclea bicycle to cheat a cheat
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NATO, CNN INITIALISMS see slide 21 ff.
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ping-pong, teeny-weeny REDUPLICATION a lexeme with two identical, or very similar, constituents
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motel, brunch, heliport BLENDING when a word is made out of shortened forms of other words BR-eakfast + l-UNCH = BRUNCH
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BLENDING motel heliport mo-tor? + ho-tel heli-copter + air-port
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gas CLIPPING when a word of more than one syllable is reduced to a shorter form gasoline gas
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CLIPPING burger deli mike hamburger delicatessen microphone
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edit, televise, demo BACK FORMATION When a word of one type is reduced to form a word of a different type editoredit
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BACK FORMATION televisiontelevise demonstrationdemo
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Aussie HYPOCORISM A longer word is reduced to a single syllable and then -y or -ie is added Australian Auss + -ieAussie
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HYPOCORISM moving picture move + ie movie
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quack, woof ONOMATOPEIA When a word is created to sound like the thing it names
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Darwinian EPONYM when a word is derived from the name of a person
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EPONYMY Buzz Lightyear is derived from Buzz Aldrin the astronaut Garibaldi biscuits were marketed in England after Garibaldi’s visit (and you can still buy them)
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nylon, aspirin COINAGE the invention of a totally new word This often occurs with scientific names and trade names of new products
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Quiz (1) vet = clipping fantabulous = blending (fantastic + fabulous) Google = coinage (a new invention) to Google (vb) = conversion from Google (noun) doc = clipping (from doctor) zig-zag =reduplication fahrenheit = eponym
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Quiz (2) ‘Sob!’ = onomatopeia hankie = hypocorism AIDS = acronymy to biograph = back-formation from biography (noun) infotainment = blending (information + entertainment) to party = conversion from party (noun)
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INITIALISMS Acronymy When the form is pronounced as a single word (NATO, AIDS) Alphabetism When the form is pronounced by its letters (BBC, CNN)
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INITIALISMS IN TEXT MESSAGES (1) Initials used as WORDS y Why? q Queue ruok Are you OK? cu See you
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INITIALISMS IN TEXT MESSAGES (2) Initials used for elements in COMPOUND WORDS gf girlfriend dl download w/e weekend
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INITIALISMS IN TEXT MESSAGES (3) Initials used for words in PHRASES cwot complete waste of time imo in my opinion np no problem
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INITIALISMS IN TEXT MESSAGES (4) Initials used for words in ELLIPTICAL or WHOLE SENTENCES lol Laughing out loud jk Just kidding swdyt So what do you think? cmb Call me back
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INITIALISMS IN TEXT MESSAGES (5) Initials used for words in EXCLAMATIONS omg Oh my God! Yyssw Yeah, yeah, sure, sure, whatever !
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Semantic change
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28 Original languages alcohol Arabic boss Dutch croissant French lilac Persian piano Italian pretzel German robot Czech tycoon Japanese yoghurt Turkish zebra Bantu
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29 Semantic borrowing ofiskhobbiboykotRussian rajiokonpyu-takissuJapanese le zappingle midwifele showbizFrench
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30 Calques - loan translations from skyscraper to grattaciel from ubermensch to superman from hot dogs to perros calientes from boyfriend to boifurendo
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31 Grammaticalisation what’s the rule? SingularPlural ItalianPlural English pizzapizzepizzas hamburgeramburgerhamburgers walkmanwalkman?walkmans? paninopaninipanino(e)s panini(e)s
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paninos, paninis ………..
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33 Other types of semantic change euphemism politically correct language
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34 Euphemism a long illness economical with the truth adult video industrial action cancer liar pornography strike
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35 Politically correct language Political correctness (often abbreviated to PC) is a term used to describe language or behaviour that is intended to provide a minimum of offence, particularly to racial, cultural, or other identity groups. A text that conforms to the ideals of political correctness is said to be politically correct.
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