Lexical change 0.0 / 5 ? English LanguageLanguage changeA2/A-levelAQA Created by: Jessrevision7Created on: 20-09-18 15:48 Clipping A new word produced by shortening an existing one 1 of 10 Acronym A lexicalised word made up from the initial letters of a phrase 2 of 10 Affixation The addition of bound morphemes to an existing word 3 of 10 Prefixes Addition of a bound morpheme to the beginning of a root word 4 of 10 Suffixes Addition of a bound morpheme to the end of a root word 5 of 10 Conversion A word changes its word class without adding suffix 6 of 10 Compound The combining of seperate words to create a new morpheme, sometimes with a hyphen to link them 7 of 10 Initialism A word made from initial letters each being pronounced 8 of 10 Back formation The removal of an imagined affix from an exisitng word 9 of 10 Blend Two words fusing together to make a new one 10 of 10
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