Words to Translate

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Morphology and translation

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Word Formation (Yule)1. Coinageaspirin , nylon, vaseline, zipper, granola, kleenex, tefn, Xerox, google, ebay1.1 Eponymssndwich, jeans, Fahrenheit, volt, watt2. Borrowingcroissant, dope, lilac, piano, pretzel, sof, tatoo, tycoon, yogurt, zebra2.2 Loan translation or calquesuperan !"eran #berensch$, hot dogs. Compoundingbookcase, doorknob, %ngerprint, sunburn, textbook, wallpaper, wastebasket, waterbed&djectives such as good'looking, low'paid, fast'food, full'tie!. Blendinggasohol, sog, saze, surk, bit, brunch, otel, telecast, telethon, infotainent, siuilcast, Franglais, (panglish, telex, ode". Clippingfax, gas, ad, bra, cab, condo, fan, fu, per, pone, plane, pub, che, exa, gy, lab, ath, phys'ed, poly'sci, prof, tipo"." #ypocorismstelly, &ussie, barbie, bookie, brekky, hankie, )hrissy pressies$. Bac%&ormationtelevisin'televise, donate' donation, eote'eotion, enthuse' liaise, babysit'babysitter'. Con(ersion*ottle, buttern, cjair, vacation, a guess, a ust, a spy, a rpintout, a takeover, a wannabe, see'through aterial, stand'up coedian, dirty, epty, crazy, nasty, a ball'park %gure, carpool, asterind, icrowave, +uarter'back, to up, to down). *cronyms),, -)., /&01, /&(&, 2/3()1, radar, scuba, zip, snafu, &04, 56/+. ,eri(ation