Grammar tlaga

Compounding

a word formation process where two or more words are put together to form a new word. may be open, closed, or hyphenated.

Clipping

a word formation process where a word is reduced or shortened without changing the meaning of the word.

Blending

a word formation process where parts of two or more words are blended to form a new word. Often, the meaning of the new word is a combination of the meanings of the two words.

Folk etymology

the process where an unfamiliar word is changed to look like another word.

happen when a word is misheard, mispronounced, or misunderstood

Acronym

the formation of words from the initial components of words in a phrase

a word or name formed as an abbreviation from the initial components of a word or phrase.

Examination

Exam

Information

info

Influenza

Flu

Telephone

Phone

Gymnasium

Gym

Refrigerator

Fridge

Advertisement

ad

Limousine

Limo

Tuxedo

tux

Professor

prof

application

app

Veterinarian

vet

fanatic

fan

photography

photo

Laboratory

lab

memorandum

memo

Demonstration

Demo

Omnibus

bus

zoological garden

zoo

delicatessen

deli

microphone

mic

condominium

condo

Facsimile

Fax

Spectacles

Specs

National aeronautics and space administration

Nasa

Northatlantic treaty organization

Nato

Light amplification by stimulated emission of radiation

Lesser

Radio detection and ranging

Radar

self contained underwater breathing apparatus

Scuba

Acquired immune deficiency syndrome

AIDS

Laughing out loud

LOL

Personal identification number

PIN

Joint photographic experts group

JPEG

Graphics interchange format

GIF

United nations international children’s emergency fund

UNICEF

United nations educational, scientific and cultural organization

UNESCO

Frequently asked questions

FAQ

Global positioning system

GPS

Human immunodeficiency virus

HIV

Subscriber identity module

SIM

Random access memory

RAM

Central processing unit

CPU

Automated teller machine

ATM

Hypertext markup language

HTML

Chief executive officer

CEO

Unidentified flying object

UFO

Do it yourself

DIY

Bring your own bottle

BYOB

Closed compound

 Written as one word with no spaces or hyphens.

Open compound

 Written as separate words but function together as one meaning.

Hyphenated compound

Words joined by a hyphen

Back clipping

The end of the word is removed.

Front clipping

The beginning of the word is removed.

Compound clipping

Both parts of a compound word are shortened.

Parallelism

Using identical grammatical forms (words, phrases, or clauses) to express ideas of equal importance.