Compound, Clipped, Blended, and Borrowed Words

Compound, Clipped, Blended and Borrowed Words

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Week 3

Compound nouns

Words can be combined to form compound nouns. These are very common, and new combinations are invented almost daily. They normally have two parts. The first part tells us what kind of object or person it is, or what its purpose is. The second part identifies the object or person in question. Compound nouns often have a meaning that is different, or more specific, than the two separate words

Compound Nouns

Clipping

Clipping is one of the ways new words are created in English. It involves the shortening of a longer word, often reducing it to one syllable. Many examples are very informal or slang. Example Maths, which is a clipped form of mathematics, is an example of this. Informal examples include 'bro' from brother and 'dis' from disrespect.

Blending

Blending is one of the many ways new words are made in English. It refers to joining the beginning of one word and the end of another to make a new word with a new meaning.

Example Smog, from smoke and fog, and brunch, from breakfast and lunch, are examples of blends.

Borrowed Word

"Ballet (French)"

Some new words are from different languages (borrowed)

Pajamas (Hindi)

Kirdengarten (German)

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