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Clipping (morphology) — In linguistics, clipping is the word formation process which consists in the reduction of a word to one of its parts (Marchand:1969). Clipping is also known as truncation or shortening. According to Marchand (1969)[1], clippings are not coined as … Wikipedia
clipping — /ˈklɪpɪŋ / (say kliping) noun 1. the act or process of someone or something that clips. 2. a piece clipped off or out. 3. → cutting (def. 4). 4. (plural) grass from a mown lawn. 5. Linguistics the shortening of a word, as advertisement to ad. – …
Blend — In linguistics, a blend is a word formed from parts of two other words. These parts are sometimes, but not always, morphemes.LinguisticsBlends deal with the action of abridging and then combining various lexemes to form a new word. However, the… … Wikipedia
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Word formation — In linguistics, word formation is the creation of a new word. Word formation is sometimes contrasted with semantic change, which is a change in a single word s meaning. The line between word formation and semantic change is sometimes a bit… … Wikipedia
Vowel reduction — is the term in phonetics that refers to various changes in the acoustic quality of vowels, which are related to changes in stress, sonority, duration, loudness, articulation, or position in the word (e.g. for Creek language [… … Wikipedia
Metanalysis — This article is about the term in linguistics; in the natural sciences metanalysis is an alternative spelling for meta analysis . In linguistics, metanalysis is the act of breaking down a word or phrase into segments or meanings not original to… … Wikipedia
Onomasiology — (from Greek: ὀνομάζω (onomāzο) to name, which in turn is from ὀνομα name) is a branch of linguistics concerned with the question how do you express X? It is in fact most commonly understood as a branch of lexicology, the study of words (although… … Wikipedia
Syncope (phonetics) — Sound change and alternation Metathesis Quantitative metathesis … Wikipedia
Classical compound — Classical compounds (also known as neoclassical compounds, and combining forms) are compound words composed from Latin or Ancient Greek root words. A large portion of the technical and scientific lexicon of English and other Western European… … Wikipedia
