Introduction to Linguistics: L5 Word Formation Processes II

Which word formation process is involved in this word "televise"?

• Clipping

• Backformation

• Affixation

• Compounding

Which word formation process is involved in this word "wonderstruck"?

• Affixation

• Blending

• Compounding

• Conversion

Which word formation process is involved in this word "automate"?

• Affixation

• Compounding

• Backformation

• Blending

Which word formation process is involved in the word "ballet"?

• Direct Borrowing

• Broadening

• Affixation

• Backformation

Indicate the POS of the free morphemes in this compound word "overflow".

• N+V

• Adv+V

• Adj+N

• Prep+V

Indicate the POS of the free morphemes in this compound word "makeup".

• V+Adv

• N+N

• V+N

• V+V

Select the word formation processes of this word "hairstyling".

• Compounding

• Affixation (Inflectional)

• Affixation

  (Derivational)

• Blending

Select the word formation processes of "modelling".

• Conversion

• Semantic Drift

• Affixation

  (Derivational)

• Metaphorical Extension

Select the word formation processes of this word "plazas".

• Coining

• Direct Borrowing

• Affixation

  (Inflectional)

• Affixation

  (Derivational)

Select the word formation processes of "typos".

• Blending

• Clipping

• Affixation

  (Inflectional)

• Backformation