Các phương pháp hình thành từ tiếng Anh

• • An affix is a letter or group of letters that is added to the beginning or end of a word and changes its meaning. Examples:healthy => un + healthy = unhealthy(un is the affix)

  • fear => fear + less = fearless

  • (less is the affix)

• • In English many words are formed by joining parts of two or more existing words.Examples:bag + pipe = bagpipe

  • smoke + fog = smog

  • spoon + fork = spork

  • motor + hotel = motel

• • Clipping is the shortening of longer words. In some cases the front is removed, in some cases the back is removed, and in some other cases both are removed!Examples:advertisement => advertisement => ad

  • examination => examination = exam

  • doctor => doctor = doc

  • airplane => airplane => plane

  • telephone => telephone => phone

  • popular music => popular music => pop

  • influenza => influenza => flu

Acronyms

• • An acronym is a word made up from the first letters of the words that make up the name of something.Examples:NASA (National Aeronautics andSpace Administration)

  • NATO (North Atlantic TreatyOrganization)

  • Interpol (International Criminal Police Organization)

  • radar (Radio Detection And Ranging)

Totally new

• Some words were simply invented. Meaning, somebody creates the word, and people start using it.This can be necessary when scientists invent or discover something new that didn't exist before, when technology advances, or when a company comes up with a new product.In many cases science fiction an fantasy writers invent new words, as well.Examples:radioactive

• Celsius

• Kleenex

• diesel

• hobbit

• Internet

• blog

Word formation processes – final words

Understanding the different word formation processes helps us thoroughly understand the creation of the English vocabulary.

But you can take it a step further. By taking individual words and looking into their actual origin, you can achieve a more complete understanding of them.