Ambiclipping- middle part is retained- influenza- flu Clipping means beginning plus beginning situation comedy- sitcom But blending is if you take beginning plus the end- money plus energy=monergy 12) Abbrevation and Acronyms Abbrevation in initial letters are taken to replace the phrase- shortened form of a word or phrase usually consists of a letter or a group of letters taken from the word or phrase. Abbrevation--abbrev. Acronyms are pronounced according to grapheme-phoneme conversation rule. They are one of the types of abbrevation. 13) Meaning change A word typically has not one meaning but several. Fading- an old sense of a word fades away- dies Radiation- a new sense of words are created. Extention of meaning- widened meanings. Generalization Specialization of menaing- means narrowing the meaning. Denotative shift is movement in sideways, a combination of extention and specialization. Nt gossip--godfather and idle talk.
Alphabetisms function as nouns and adjectives and are formed of letters of the alphabet. Initialisms are alphabetisms, where the initial letters of a phrase are taken to replace the phrase. All the letters are pronounced as a sequence. o FAQ, BBC, UN, MC (emcee), PR, CPR, DUI, FBI, CIA, WHO. 9 Acronyms are pronounced according to grapheme-phoneme conversion rules. They function as regular words and can take plurals. o AWOL – absent without official leave, TWOC – taken without owners consent, AIDS, NATO, Scuba – self-contained underwater breathing apparatus,, SIM – subscriber identification module 24. Clippings, fore clippings, back clippings, ambiclippings
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