State University of Novi Pazar

English Language and Literature

July 2013

Time: 60 min

LEXICOLOGY 2 EXAMINATION PAPER

Student

Index no.

1 What are abbreviations? What is the difference between acronyms and initialisms? Explain
and give the examples.

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2 What is the difference between loan words and calque? Explain and give the examples.

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3 What are the bases or roots of these words?

1 unfriendliness =
2 disgradefulness =
3 depolarize =
4 reinforcement =
5 relationship =
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4 Complete the process and identify the type of word formation process
Original word(s)
email (noun)
zoological garden
Frankenstein + food
anti- + hero
babysitter
reputation
Lehewort (German)
international, police
dis- + belief
delicatessen
brainwashing
telephone, marathon
chuckle, snort
housekeeper
bridal, diet
de- + nude
bookkeeper
store, keeper
modulator, demodulator
facebook + able
Greek + god
dis- + honerable
donation
junior
gasoline
bottle (noun)
dis- + missive
verse libre (French)
party (noun)
actor, director
mathematics
as soon as possible
radio detecting and ranging
absent without leave
Capt. Charles Cunningham
Boycott

New word
to email (verb)
zoo
Frankenfood
antihero
babysit
rep
loanword
Interpol
disbelief
deli
brainwash
telethone
chortle
housekeep
briet
denude
bookeep

Word formation process

store keeper
modem
facebookable
Greek-god
dishonerable
donate
Jr.
gas
to bottle (verb)
dismissive
Free verse
to party (verb)
actor- director
math
asap
radar
AWOL
boycott

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4. What are the bases or roots of these words?

1 disheartening =
2 disproportionately =
3 invisibly =
4 disinterested =
5 antibacterial =
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Original word(s)
email (noun)
zoological garden
Frankenstein + food
anti- + hero
babysitter
reputation
Lehewort (German)
international, police
dis- + belief
delicatessen
brainwashing
telephone, marathon
chuckle, snort
housekeeper
bridal, diet
de- + nude
bookkeeper
store, keeper
modulator, demodulator
facebook + able
Greek + god
dis- + honerable
donation
junior
gasoline
bottle (noun)
dis- + missive
verse libre (French)
party (noun)
actor, director
mathematics
as soon as possible
radio detecting and ranging
absent without leave
Capt. Charles Cunningham
Boycott

New word
to email (verb)
zoo
Frankenfood
antihero
babysit
rep
loanword
Interpol
disbelief
deli
brainwash
telethone
chortle
housekeep
briet
denude
bookeep
store keeper
modem
facebookable
Greek-god
dishonerable
donate
Jr.
gas
to bottle (verb)
dismissive
Free verse
to party (verb)
actor- director
math
asap
radar
AWOL
boycott

Word formation process

conversion
clipping
blending
prefixation
backformation
back-clipping
calque
blending
prefixation
clipping
backformation
blending
blending
backformation
blend
prefixation
backformation
compounding
blending
suffixation
compound
prefixation
backformation
abbreviation
back-clipping
conversion
prefixation
calque
conversion
compounding
back-clipping
acronym
acronym
acronym
eponym

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