word formation

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término definición
Invention of totally new terms
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coinage
new words based on the name of a person or a place
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eponym
The taking over of words from other languages
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borrowing
a joining of two separate words to produce a single form
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compounding
The combination of two separate forms to produce a single new term
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blending
a word of more than one syllable is reduced to a shorter form
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clipping
A word of one type (usually a noun) is reduced to form a word of another type (usually a verb).
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backformation
A change in the function of a word, as for example when a noun comes to be used as a verb (without any reduction)
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conversion
are new words formed from the initial letters of a set of other words.
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acronyms

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