词汇学构词法clipping

1、Chapter 4,English Word Formation,Types of Word Formation,Affixation,Prefixation ,Suffixation,Compounding,Conversion,Blending,Clipping,Acronymy,Initialisms ,Acronyms,Back-formation,Onomatopoeia,Sound Reduplication,Commonization of Proper Names,4.1. Definition,Clipping,截短法,In,linguistics,clipping,is t

2、he,word formation process,which consists in the,reduction of a word,to,one of its parts,Marchand: 1969,long,short,Examples,gas,oline,gas,ham,burger,burger,deli,catessen,deli,microphone,mike,4.2. Why do we have clipping as a way of word-formation,This is because in modern times, people tend to,econom

3、ical in writing and speech to keep up with,the tempo of new life style. To save time one is likely,to clip words that are frequently used,4.3.Five common types of clipping,1.Front clipping,2.Back clipping,3.Front and back clipping,4.Middle clipping,5.Phrase clipping,1).Front clipping,ro,bot,bot,Inte

4、r,net,net,turn,pike,pike,omni,bus,bus,tele,phone,phone,violon,cello,cello,para,chute,chute,2). Back clipping,doc,tor,doc,gas,oline,gas,cable,gram,cable,exam,ination,exam,ad,vertisement,ad,3).Front and back clipping,in,flu,enza,flu,de,tec,tive,tec,pre,script,ion,script,a,polli,naris,polly,4). Middle

5、clipping,spec,tacle,s,specs,math,ematic,s,maths,5). Phrase clipping,pop,ular,music,pop,pub,lic house,pub,zoo,logical garden,zoo,perm,anent waves,perm,In some cases, clipping give rise to alterations in spelling and,pronunciation. This change in form and sound is possibly due to,the informality typical of clipped forms,For convenience and casualness in speech, people often omit,one or two syllables from a word, and,when its written down, a,new spelling form is coined to suit the oral form,Eg,