词汇学_lexic4补充Conversion.ppt

Word Formation Conversion （转化法） Affix traps: the meaning of the following words? Roller, chopper (人，工具)使滚转的人，滚筒；砍伐者，碎边机； Diner 用餐者；餐车（dining car） Typewriter 打字机 Cooker 炊事用具，烹饪用的水果 Actioner 动作影片 Pointer 猎狗；指示器 electronic pointer 电子指示装置 Bouncer 戏院保镖；跳跃者,爱吹牛的人 Thriller 惊险小说 Let’s do exercise! The meaning of the following words? Hemisphere Semicircle Dichotomy Bimonthly September decimal Foreknowledge Counter-revolution Hypersensitive Outweigh Defrost Asymmetry Some confusing suffixes Economy, comedy, politics, woman, child The car is ______ to run. a ______ old hat The?________?man?tried?not to?offend people. These women?have?excelled,?he?said?to?his?father,?but they?seem to be?lacking?in the_______?qualities. Do not?waste?your?time?and?as well as your?talent?doing?_______?stuff? How is a verb formed? What is conversion? Can you can a can as a canner cans a can? FATHER ______ FOR MURDER OF DAUGHTER JAILED to plan a table, or to table a plan; to book a place, or to place a book. Conversion vs. derivation Conversion is a word-formation process whereby a word of a certain word-class is shifted into a word of another word-class without the addition of an affix. Also called functional shift or “derivation by zero suffix. e.g., mushroom – n. a fast-growing fungus (菌类) of which some kinds can be eaten. v. to gather mushrooms; now to spread or grow rapidly. Conversion (P. 67) Noun to Verb conversion Verb to Noun conversion Adjective to Verb conversion Adjective to Noun conversion Other types Conversion is a result of the almost entire loss of inflection in Modern English conversion is extremely productive. The percentage of converted words in the vocabulary of contemporary English is about 10.5%. Conversion may result in different pronunciation or stress. For example? (p.68) : Types of conversion (1): Noun to Verb conversion Conversion e.g. radio n.--to radio a message Xerox n