Word Information Process

Word Information Process

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One week ago i told you about MORPHOLOGY, today i am going to tell you about Word Information Process. Do you know what is that?

So, here we go!

Word Information in etymology is the study of original word. On my view, word information process is how the words are being formed in the language. Word information process is devided become ten points.

1. Acronyms
In Indonesian language acronym is “singkatan”. Acronym usually is formed from initial letters of a set of words and type of abbreviation.
Example:
a. Pronounce as a word, contain only initial latters
ATM (Automatic Teller Machine)
WHO (World Health Organization)
b. Pronounce as a word, contain non initial letters
radar (radio detection and ranging)
scuba (self-contained underwater breathing apparatus)
c. Psedo-acronyms are used when pronounce as intented
LOL ( Laughing out load)
LMAO (laughing my ass off)

2. Clipping
Process of creating new words by shortening parts of longer word.
a. Back clipping (shortening the back part of the words)
Advertisement : adv.
Mathematic : math.
b. Fore clipping (ritains the final parts)
Cellephone : phone
c. Middle clipping (takeing the middle of the words)
Influenza : flu


3. Blending
Combining two separate words to produce a new form by fusion and reduction two words.
Brunch : Breakfast and lunch
Biopic : biographical and picture
Guestimate : guess and estimate
In indonesia language also we often use blending such us:
Alay : anak layangan
Maho : manusia homo
Mager : males gerak
Ababil : ABG labil
Curcol : curhatan colongan
Modus : modal dusta

4. Inflection
In Indomesia language is called by “imbuhan”. Usually perfom grammatical rules such us adding “s” or “ed”.
Book - books
Walk - walked

5. Coinage
The word formation process of inveting entirely words
Example : xerox, pepsodent, honda, sanyo etc.

6. Back Fronting
Reduction the suffix from the word
Changing noun become adjective
Example
Baby sirter > babysit
Scluptor     > sclupt

7. Compounding
Combining two word together to build a new meaning
Example : black board, sky blu, sun shine etc.

8. Reduplication
Process all or a part of base is repeated as suffix or prefix
Example : wishi washi, zig zag, chit chat, so so, win win etc.


9. Derivation
Building a new words by changing morpheme
Example : kind -  kindly
Changing the part of speech.
Example : speak   -   speaker

10. Borrowing
Adopting other language as our language
Example : sofa (arabic), piano (italian), etc.

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