DEFINITIONS
What is word formation in linguistics?
Word formation is the process of creating new words from existing linguistic material.
What are the two major groups of word formation in Modern English?
Productive and non-productive
What is affixation?
Adding prefixes or suffixes to form new words
What is sound imitation?
Forming words from sounds.
What is common in all three languages?
Affixation.
What is semantic change?
Semantic change is the process by which the meaning of an existing word changes over time.
Name one productive way.
Compounding / Affixation / Conversion
What is a prefix?
An affix added before a word.
What is stress interchange?
Changing stress to form new words.
What is the main word-formation way in Uzbek and Russian?
AFFIXATION
Why is the boundary between word formation and semantic change unclear?
Because the same form may be interpreted either as a new word or as a new meaning of an old word.
What is conversion?
Changing word class without changing form
What is a suffix?
An affix added after a word.
What is blending?
Combining parts of two words.
What is special about Uzbek composition?
It forms compound and repeated words.
How is word formation different from idiomatic expression formation?
Word formation creates new lexical units, while idiomatic expressions are fixed multi-word combinations.
What is shortening?
Making a word shorter
What do negative prefixes express?
Negation
What is sound interchange?
Changing vowels or sounds inside a word.
What is unique to English?
Back formation.
Why is word formation important for vocabulary development?
Because it is one of the main ways of enriching the vocabulary of a language.
Why is compounding very productive in English?
Because many new words are made by joining two words.
What is the main function of suffixes?
To form new parts of speech.
What is back formation?
Removing an ending to form a new word.
Why is conversion weak in Uzbek and Russian?
Because word class change needs affixes.