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    The document discusses different rules of word formation including: - Primary words which are original words not derived from other words. - Compound words formed by joining two or more primary words like armchair or postman. - Blending words formed by combining parts of multiple words like smog or internut. - Reduplication where all or part of the root is repeated to form new words like ding-dong, hocus-pocus, or ping-pong. Rhyming and ablaut are types of reduplication.

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    The document discusses different rules of word formation including: - Primary words which are original words not derived from other words. - Compound words formed by joining two or more primary words like armchair or postman. - Blending words formed by combining parts of multiple words like smog or internut. - Reduplication where all or part of the root is repeated to form new words like ding-dong, hocus-pocus, or ping-pong. Rhyming and ablaut are types of reduplication.

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    The document discusses different rules of word formation including: - Primary words which are original words not derived from other words. - Compound words formed by joining two or more primary words like armchair or postman. - Blending words formed by combining parts of multiple words like smog or internut. - Reduplication where all or part of the root is repeated to form new words like ding-dong, hocus-pocus, or ping-pong. Rhyming and ablaut are types of reduplication.

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    Rules On Word Formation

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    The document discusses different rules of word formation including: - Primary words which are original words not derived from other words. - Compound words formed by joining two or more primary words like armchair or postman. - Blending words formed by combining parts of multiple words like smog or internut. - Reduplication where all or part of the root is repeated to form new words like ding-dong, hocus-pocus, or ping-pong. Rhyming and ablaut are types of reduplication.

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    Rules on

    Word Formation
    The word formation has few
    rules which determine the
    nature of the words formed.
    Primary
    Compound
    Words
    Blending
    Words
    Reduplication
    Rhyming and
    Primary
    Words
    Words which are not
    derived or compounded
    or developed from
    other words.
    They belong to the
    original stocks of the
    Examp
    les
    moo nig
    n ht writ
    scho
    roa e
    boo ol
    k d
    so on an so fort
    Compound
    Words
    Words are formed by
    joining two or more
    primary words.
    It may be of the type
    of noun, verb,
    adjective, pronoun,
    adverb, preposition or
    Compound Word
    Nouns+ noun =
    noun
    moo + light = moonlig
    CW
    n + chai = ht
    arm + r = armchair
    post + man = postman
    rail + way = railway
    adjective + noun =
    CW
    swe + hear = sweethe
    et + t = art
    nobl + man = noblema
    e + han = n
    shor + d = shorthan
    t + boar = d
    verb + noun =
    CW
    spen + thrift = spendthr
    d + shift = ift
    mak + man = makeshif
    e + pock = t
    han + et = hangman
    g + throa = pick-
    gerund + noun =
    CW +
    drawi roo = drawing-
    ng + room
    m =
    writin + des = writing-
    g + k = desk
    lookin + glas = looking-
    g + s = glass
    adverb + noun =
    CW
    after + noo = afternoo
    fore + n = n
    over + sigh = foresight
    down + t = overcoat
    after + coat = downfall
    befor + fall = afterwar
    Compound Word
    Adjectives
    noun + adjective
    = CW
    adjective +
    adjective = CW
    Blendi
    involves taking two or
    ngmore words, removing
    parts of each, and joining
    the residues together to
    create a new word whose
    form and meaning are
    Examp
    simulcast
    les (simultaneous +
    broadcast)
    smog
    (smoke + fog)
    ginormous
    (giant + enormous)
    intern smass
    et
    becaus y
    cyborg
    e
    emotic malwa
    on
    spangl re
    bash
    oxford +
    cambridge
    motor +
    hotel
    lion +
    tiger+
    web
    Reduplica
    tion
    a morphological process
    in which the root or stem
    of a word (or part of it)
    or even the whole word
    is repeated exactly or
    with a slight change.
    Examp
    les
    ding-dong the noise made
    by a bell
    flimflam fraud, swindling or
    other dishonest behavior
    gewgaw cheap showy
    jewelry or ornament on
    harum-scarum cheerfully
    irresponsible
    higgledy-piggledy in a
    disordered manner
    hocus-pocus verbal
    misinterpretation intended to
    take advantage of you in some
    hubble-bubble an oriental
    tobacco pipe
    hubbub a loud noise from
    many sources
    hugger-mugger a state of
    confusion
    hullabaloo disturbance,
    usually in protest
    Rhymi
    ngit is also considered
    reduplication when the
    second half of the words
    rhymes with the first.
    Examp
    les bees-
    boogie-
    knees
    woogie
    double-
    trouble
    fender-
    Ablaut
    is a linguistics term for words
    that change form by shifting
    a vowel. This may be the
    most common way to form
    reduplications. Phrase finder
    points out that most of
    Examp
    chit-
    les mishma
    criss-
    chat ping-
    sh
    dilly-
    cross pong
    riff-raff
    dally
    knick- see-saw
    Thank you
    for
    listening!
    CECILIA T. CABAGYO
    MAED-MAJOR IN ENGLISH

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