MORPHOLOGY LESSON 2 & 3

deriving a new word from an existing word by adding, changing, or removing a non-inflectional affix

combining two or more words to form a new word

full or partial repetition of a word to create a new word with a modified meaning

similar to compounding, but parts of the free morphemes involved are lost (usually 1st part of 1st word + end of 2nd word are blended)

removing some segments of an existing word to create a synonym Acronyms - process whereby a word is formed from the initials or beginning segments of a succession of words

creating a new word by removing affixes from an existing word (a word, usually a noun, is reduced to form another word of a different grammatical class, usually a verb

converting a linguistic form from one part of speech to another Eponym - naming after a person, place, or thing

creating a completely new free morpheme

words imitate sounds in nature (or in technology)

originally (mostly) nonmorphemic portions of a word that have been split off and used in the formation of new words with a specific new meaning