ENGL 3716 : Test3notes
Document Summary
Morphology: branch of linguistics, studying the roots/origins of words. New base forms and root words are formed in a language (burgle-to burgle means: steal >back form of burglar) Folketymology: misperception of words/phrases garter snake > garden snake boloney > bologna sparrow grass > asparagus roach > cockroach hangnail. Mondegreen: when you mis-interpret words in reading and hearing. As i kiss this sky > as i kiss this guy four calling birds > four colly birds. Semantic extension: expanding the meaning of a word (nuke > microwave, used to mean nuclear bomb/explosion; Kleenex > a specific brand of tissue, now means all tissues broadcast > now means send over the radio, used to be an agricultural term for sowing seed) Blending: smog > smoke+fog, combining two words to become one. Clipping: chopping off parts of words dorm > dormitory gym > gymnasium. Coinage: making new words belfie > butt selfie kleenex, tilex, xerox, muggle.
