Практикум по лексикологии английского языка. Часть 1. Словообразование. Маковецкая Н.А - 4 стр.

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         Clipping, the process and the result of curtailing (the cutting off a part) of a
word to one or two, usually initial syllabus.
         Abbreviation, the process and the result of forming a word out of the
initial elements (letters, morphemes) or of a word combination.
         Blending, combining parts of two words to form one word blend (blended
or portmanteau word), the result of blending.
         Back-formation (regression), forming the allegedly original stem from a
supposed derivative on the analogy of the existing pairs, i.e. the singling-out of a
stem from a word, which is wrongly regarded as a derivative.

                                    Word-Structure
Exercise 1. Read the following sentences; analyse the words in bold type into their
ultimate constituents.

1. … and I’m not a forgetter. 2. Morris was cheeky with words, superbly
confident, but he knew the value of identical paint. 3. William undressed and lay
among his heaps of luggage. His anger softened and turned to shame, then to a
light melancholy, soon he fell asleep. 4. Adam telephoned his page through to the
“Excess” , and soon after this a coloured singer appeared, paddling his black suede
shoes in a pool of limelight, who excited Ginger’s disapproval. 5. As soon as the
spoke, Mr. March resented his flirtatious air; and Mr. March’s own manner
became more formidable and at the same time more intimate. 6. Katherine still
remained suspicious. For days before the dance she and Charles re-examined each
clue with their native subtlety, repetitiveness, realism, and psychological quest. 7.
The question nagged at me, meaninglessly important, fretting with anxiety. 8. I
recall that shortly after our first acquaintance we had an unfortunate difference of
opinion upon the future of the world. 9. He loved argument: he was sometimes
ashamed of the harshness that leapt to his tongue, but when he let himself go,
argument made him fierce, cheerful, quite spontaneous and self-forgetful.

Exercise 2. In the following sentences determine the character of the morpheme s.
Say whether it is: 1) inflectional or b) derivational.

1. Enthusiasm works wonders. 2. There was an explosion in the glass works. 3.
There aren’t many authorities on physics here. 4. The project has been approved by
the authorities. 5. What are the latest developments? 6. Do not scatter yourself in
so many directions. 7. Follow the directions. 8. He was buried with military
honours. 9. When translating, translate thoughts, not words. 10. Do not exceed
your powers. 11. Have the prescription filled at the chemist’s. 12. It’s yesterday’s
news. 13. You get value for your money at Macy’s. (advertisement). 14. Sugar
catches more flies than vinegar.