ACRONYMY AND BLENDING
By:Mahmud Subroto
Megi Andela
An acronym ( from Greek acro- in the sense of extreme or tip and onyma or name) is an abbreviation of several words in such a way that the abbreviation itself forms a pronounceable word.
Acronym is the name for a word formed from the first letters of each word in a phrase
ACRONYMY
BASIC (Beginner's All-Purpose Symbolic Instruction Code)
NOW (National Organization for Women) OASIS (Organization for the Advancement of
Structured Information Standards) KEPO (Know Everything Personal Object)
Example :
Blending is one of the many ways new words are made in English. It refers to joining the beginning of one word and the end of another to make a new word with a new meaning.
BLENDING
Smog (smoke + fog) internet (international + network) pixel (picture + element) motel (motor + hotel) modem (modulator + demodulator)
Example :
to enrich the language and getting the language will evolve and grow
to shorten words can increase our ability to enrich vocabulary
FUNCTION :
THANK YOU
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