ACRONYMY
Acronymy is the process when all the words that
combine in a title are shortened to only the initials or first few letters of
each. Acronymy is a word that
is formed by combining some parts (usually the first letters) of some other
terms. Dictionary Language and Linguistic, Hartman (1973: 1) said that “acronyms
are words formed from the initial letters of the words in phrase.”
There are some examples of Acronymy:
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CD ( Compact
Disk )
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ATM ( Automatic Teller Machine )
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IQ ( Intelligence Quotient )
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USA ( United State of America )
·
MC ( Master of Ceremonies )
Acronymy may be pronounced as single word (
Capitalized ), examples :
·
AIDS ( Acquired
Immune Deficiency Syndrome )
·
NATO ( North Atlantic Treaty Organization )
·
NASA ( National Aeronautics and Space Association )
Acronymy may be pronounced as single word (
Un-capitalized )
·
Radar ( radio detecting and ranging )
·
Laser ( light amplification by stimulated emission of
radiation )
BLENDING
Blending is the word formation process in which parts of two or more words
combine to create a new word whose meaning is often a combination of the
original words. There are some examples of Blending:
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advertisement + entertainment → advertainment
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biographical + picture → biopic
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breakfast + lunch → brunch
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chuckle + snort → chortle
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cybernetic + organism → cyborg
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guess + estimate → guesstimate
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hazardous + material → hazmat
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motor + hotel → motel
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prim + sissy → prissy
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simultaneous + broadcast → simulcast
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smoke + fog → smog
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Spanish + English → Spanglish
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spoon + fork → spork
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telephone + marathon → telethon
·
web + seminar → webinar
References:
Baskaran, Loga Mahesan. 2005. A Linguistic Primer for
Malaysians. Kuala Lumpur : University of Malaya Press
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