英语词汇学教程（第四版）教学课件_4-Minor-Means.pptxVIP

MinorMeans

Blending

TaskHowareblendsmade?Examples:flush(flash1+blush2)beefburger(beef1+hamburger2)Eurasia(Europe1+Asia2)Blending=theprocessofmakingnewwordsbycombiningpartsoftwowordsoraword+partofanotherwordorviceversa.(pw1+pw2)(pw1+w2)(w1+pw2)p=partofw=word

BlendingNamesofsuchwords:blendspormanteauwords

BlendingPatternsofblending1.head+tailautocide(automobile+suicide)撞车自杀motel(motor+hotel)汽车旅馆cremains(cremate+remains)骨灰

Blending2.head+headcomsat(communications+satellite)通讯卫星Amerind(American+Indian)美印地安人sitcom(situation+comedy)情景喜剧fansub(fanatic+subtitle)影迷字幕

Blending3.head+wordmedicare(medical+care)医疗照顾制度telequiz(telephone+quiz)电话测试autocamp(automobile+camp)汽车野营livelihard(livelihood+hard)人生艰难cruisee(cruiser+see)围观

Blending4.word+tailnetizen(net+citizen)网民lunarnaut(lunar+astronaut)登月宇航员bookmobile(book+automobile) 流动书店workfare(work+welfare)劳动福利shitizen(shit+citizen)屁网民

Blendingautocide(automobile+suicide)撞车自杀sitcom(situation+comedy)情景喜剧autocamp(automobile+camp)汽车野营workfare(work+welfare)劳动福利Alltheexamplesarenouns.

BlendingAfewverbs:guestimate(guess+estimate)估猜breathalyse(breath+analyse) 对呼吸测酒分析Wordsofsucharelessthanformal.

BlendingNewwords:sci-tech科技bio-tech生物技术globesity(global+obesity）全球性肥胖

Clipping

ClippingExample:plane(aeroplane)exam(examination)taxi(taximetercabriolet)DefinitionClipping=shortenawordbycuttingapartofftheoriginalandusingwhatremainsinstead

ClippingTypesofclipping:1.Frontclippingquake(earthquake)scope(telescope)2.Backclippingmemo(memorandum)disco(discotheque)

Clipping3.Frontandbackclippingflu(influenza)fridge(refrigerater)4.Phraseclippingpub(publichouse)zoo(zoologicalgarden)

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