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Chapter 3 Lexicon Discussion 1. Could you divide the following words into certain parts? unfriendly cowboy pain-killer foolish deafen communication 2. Could you tell how the following words came into being? ad WTO smog Kodak Which word is the longest in English? Some have mentioned the following: 1) antidisestablishmentarianism (28 letters)(反对解散国教主义 ) 2) floccinaucinihilipilification (29 letters)(对荣华富贵等的)轻蔑 ) 3)pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis (45 letters) [医]硅酸盐沉着病,矽肺病] Q: How can one keep these long words in mind? Morphology can be of help. CONTENTS