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METHODS OF FORMINGWORDS OR CREATING
JARGONSPrepared by:
Ms. Neil Estrella-Balbas
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1. ACRONYMY Putting together the initial letters of two or
more words to form a new word
Examples:
IT
DNA
PMA CFC
UNESCO
AIDS
GABRIELA
PACUCOA SCUBA
RSVP
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2. AFFIXATION Adding affixes (prefixes/ suffixes/ both) to roots
to form new words
Examples: Reincarnation
Abiotic Predetermined Post-war
Synonymous
Heroine Remits contribution
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3. BLENDING Removing some parts of two or more words and
putting together the remaining parts to formnew words
Examples Sitcom
Domcast Scifi Polsci Modem
Infotech
Brunch Spork Comsci psywar
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4. BORROWING Using words from other languages with or
without retaining the original spelling of such
words
Examples Pizza
Vaudeville Ballet Ikebana Kamikaze
Lasagna
Kimchi Champagne Vodka soprano
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5. CLIPPING Removing the head part, tail part, or both parts
of the word to form a new word
Examples Ref Fridge Lib Lab Math Jeep
Chemo Bike Opto Derma Antibac senti
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6. COMPOUNDING Putting together two or more words to form new
words
Kinds:a. Solid compound - written as one word, without
hyphen or spaceb. Hyphenated compoundc. Open compound written in two separate words
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COMPOUNDING SOLID COMPOUND
footnote, headword, within
HYPHENATED
Editor-in-chief, son-in-law, sergeant-at-arms
OPEN COMPOUND
ticket office, sound effects
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7. CONVERTING Changing the part of speech of words without
changing the spelling of such words to form new
words.KINDS:A.Nounizing/ nominalization
- turning verbs and adjectives to nounsB. Verbizing
- turning nouns and adjectives into verbsC. Adjectivizing
- turning nouns and verbs into adjectives
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CONVERTINGExamples
A. Nounizing/ nominalization-Swimming is her hobby.
-The old should be respected.
B. Verbizing- Dont just paint it;Sinclair it.
C. Adjectivizing- father image- wash-and-wear clothes
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8. HYBRIDIZING Putting together forms from two or more
languages to form new words
Examples:
Totalinis
Patatasnack
Bakya crowd
bahala-na attitude
Maana habit
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9. IMMORTALIZING Using peoples names to form new words
Examples: Pasteurization Maoism
Eustachian tube Buddhism Marxism Phytagorean theorem
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IMPORTANT PROPERTIES OF
TECHNICAL WRITING
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1. MECHANICAL CORRECTNESS Conformity with the various rules of mechanics.
Mechanical rules are:
1. Punctuation marks2. Spelling3. Spacing
4. Indention5. Capitalization6. Italicization
7. Margining8. Use of numbers and
figures
9. Use of words
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1. MECHANICAL CORRECTNESS
Some mechanical errors:
1. Misspellings
2. Fused sentences
3. Comma splices
4. Faulty punctuation
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CLASSIFICATION OF STRUCTURESIN ENGLISH SENTENCES
1. Structure of predication
2. Structure of modificationa. pre-modification
b. post-modification
3. Structure of complementation4. Structure of coordination
5. Structure of subordination
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1. Structure of predication A structure that is composed of a subject (S) and
a predicate (P)
Examples:
a. An academic year usually starts in June.
b. A fiscal year always begins on January 1.
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2. Structure of modification A structure that is composed of a
headword/word modified (H) and a modifier
(M).
Examples:
a. Maytime festivalsb. Festivals during maytime
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Subtypes of Structure of modification
A. pre-modification- a modification structure in which the modifiercomes before the headword
e.g. Passing markssuccessful people
B. post-modification
- a structure in which the modifier comes after theheadword
e.g. marks which are passingPeople who are successful
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3. Structure of complementation A structure that is composed of a verb/ verbal
(V) and a complement (COMP)
Examples:
1. To hold the natives captive
2. Comprise the atmosphere
3. Examine the specimen
4. In the vial
5. Experimenting on the guinea pigs
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5. Structure of subordination A structure that is composed of a dependent
unit (DU) and a subordinator (SUB)
Examples:
1. Due to the cold climate
2. Because he was bitten by a venomous snake3. After they landed on the moon
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ACTIVITY Fill in the blanks with the appropriate words to complete
the sentence definitions.
1. A triangle is a __________ which has three sides.2. A ________ is a polygon which has four sides
3. An _______________ is a triangle which has equal sides.4. A ___________ is a polygon which has six angles.5. An octagon is a polygon ___________________.6. A decagon is a polygon ____________________.7. A dodecagon is a polygon ___________________.
8. An acute angle is an _______________ which measures lessthan 90 degrees.
9. An obtuse angle is an angle ______________.10.A _________________ is an angle which measures 90
degrees.
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PAIRED WORK: CW (2pts. Each = 48pts.)Note: Dont forget to write your course in your paper.
Complete the table below with proper examples relatedto your field of specialization.
METHOD OF WORDFORMATION
EXAMPLE1
EXAMPLE 2 EXAMPLE 3
1. BLENDING2. BORROWING
3. CLIPPING
4. COMPOUNDING
5. AFFIXATION
6. HYBRIDIZING
7. ACRONYMY
8. IMMORTALIZING