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Root Creation

This document outlines various processes by which new words are formed in English, including root creation, onomatopoeia, interjections, back-formation, conversion, blending, clipping, abbreviations, initialisms, acronyms, aphesis, and eponymy. Root creation involves forming new words from word roots. Onomatopoeia refers to words that imitate sounds. Interjections are short utterances that express emotion. Back-formation removes affixes to create new words. Conversion changes a word's class but not its form. Blending combines parts of multiple words. Clipping shortens words. Abbreviations, initialisms, and acronyms reduce words. Aphesis drops

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Root Creation

This document outlines various processes by which new words are formed in English, including root creation, onomatopoeia, interjections, back-formation, conversion, blending, clipping, abbreviations, initialisms, acronyms, aphesis, and eponymy. Root creation involves forming new words from word roots. Onomatopoeia refers to words that imitate sounds. Interjections are short utterances that express emotion. Back-formation removes affixes to create new words. Conversion changes a word's class but not its form. Blending combines parts of multiple words. Clipping shortens words. Abbreviations, initialisms, and acronyms reduce words. Aphesis drops

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1- Root creation:

Sciss scissors
Cycle bicycle
Action transactions
2- Echoic:
Bam: used to imitate the sound of a hard blow or to convey sth happening abruptly.
Boing: representing a reverberating sound, especially the noise made by the release
of a compressed spring.
Click: (computing) an act of pressing a button on a mouse or similar device.
3- Interjections:
Ahem: the sound of someone clearing their throat and means attention or listen.
Aah: this is used as a call for help or when someone is scared.
Boo: used to scare someone or to voice disapproval
Eh: this is used when ou didnt hear or understand what someone said.
4- Back-formation:
Automation automate
Blockbuster blockbust
Hamburger burger
Caretaker caretake
Dry cleaning dry-clean
5- Conversion:
To clean (v) clean (adj)
Access (n) to access (v)
Bottle (n) to bottle (v)
Closet (n) to closet
Knife (n) to knife (v)
6- Blending:
Alcohol + pop = alcopop
Cheating + texting = chexting
Emote + icon = emoticon
Situation + comedy = sitcom
7- Clipping:

Back clipping
Advertisement ad
Doctor doc
Examination exam

Fore clipping
Robot bot
Parachute chute

Middle clipping
Refrigerator fridge
Jams/jammies pajamas/ pyjamas

8- Abbreviations
Mr. mister
Sgt. sergeant
P.S. post script
LOL laugh-out-loud
ROLF Rolling on the floor laughing
9- Initalism:
ATM: Automatic Teller Machine
BBC: British Broadcasting Corporation
DVD: Digital Versatile Disc
CD: Compact Disc
10- Acronym:
UNICEF: the United Nations International Childrens Emergency Fund
R.I.P: Rest In Peace
OK: Objection Killed
11- Aphetic form(Aphesis):
Alongshore longshore
Especially specially
Avoid void
12- Eponymy:
Gustave Eiffel Eiffel Tower (designer)
Soichiro Honda Honda (founder)
Ingvar Kamprad IKEA (the first two letters of ikea) (founder)

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