Inglise leksikoloogia kordamisküsimuste vastused
Also known as a
portmanteau word.
One common type of blend is a full word followed by a word part (called a splinter), as in motorcade (motor +
cavalcade).
One splinter: Two splinters
1) a full word followed by a splinter 3) the beginning of one word is followed by the end of
wintertainment < winter + entertainment another word
2) a splinter followed by a full word psychergy < psychic + energy
narcoma < narcotic + coma 4) both splinters are the beginnings of words
sitcom < situation comedy
27. Clipped compounds
A special case of clipping, with which you can produce a word from a compound word by reducing its parts, yet
retaining the meaning.
Like sci-fi, science fiction.
28. Conversion
Or zero-derivation
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