lecture 5---英语词汇学学习课件.ppt

* * * Analogy cheesecake (女性健美或美腿照)--beefcake (男性健美照) hunger strike (绝食抗议)—sleep strike (绝眠抗议) sit-in (静坐抗议)—love-in (颓废派青年爱情聚会活动) official diplomacy—dollar diplomacy—gunboat diplomacy—quiet diplomacy—people-to-people diplomacy (民间外交) 7.WORDS FROM PROPER NAMES It is the coinage of common words from proper names. Words from names of scientists(watt ,volt, hertz, ampere,ohm,newton) watt from Scottish inventor Watt ampere from French physicist Ampere volt from Italian physicist Volt ohm from German physicist Ohm newton from English scientist Newton hertz from German physicist H.R.Hertz 7.WORDS FROM PROPER NAMES Words from names of politicians and statesmen (quisling, McCartyism) （quisling-卖国贼/内奸，二战期间挪威总理；McCarthy-美共和党议员，1951-1954发动反共产党和迫害民主进步力量的法西斯行径） Words from names of places (china, watergate, champagne) Words from names of trademarks (kodak, frisbee-‘‘弗里斯比”飞碟) Words from names of literature: utopia( an imaginary perfect society) is from Sir Thomas More’ s book Utopia; odyssey( an extended journey) from Homer’s epic The Odyssey;Uncle Tom; Godfather; catch-22(进退维谷的局面） Thank you * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Lecture 5 Minor Processes of Word Formation 1. Blending The definition of blending Blending（拼缀法）is a process of word-formation in which a new word is formed by combining parts of two words. Structurally blends may be divided into four types. Lecture 5 Minor Processes of Word Formation (1) head + tail autocide from automobile + suicide 利用汽车自杀 motel from motor + hotel 汽车旅馆 slurb from slum + suburb 郊区贫民窟 Lecture 5 Minor Processes of Word Formation (1) head + tail brunch from breakfast + lunch 早中饭 smog from smoke +fog 烟雾 bash from bang + smash 重击 Oxbridge from Oxford+ Cambridge