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Word Formation (Yule) 1. Coinage aspirin , nylon, vaseline, zipper, granola, kleenex, teflón, Xerox, google, ebay 1.1 Eponyms sándwich, jeans, Fahrenheit, volt, watt 2. Borrowing croissant, dope, lilac, piano, pretzel, sofá, tatoo, tycoon, yogurt, zebra 2.2 Loan translation or calque superman (German Übermensch), hot dogs 3. Compounding bookcase, doorknob, fingerprint, sunburn, textbook, wallpaper, wastebasket, waterbed Adjectives such as good-looking, low-paid, fast-food, full-time 4. Blending gasohol, smog, smaze, smurk, bit, brunch, motel, telecast, telethon, infotainment, simuilcast, Franglais, Spanglish, telex, modem 5. Clipping fax, gas, ad, bra, cab, condo, fan, flu, perm, pone, plane, pub, chem, exam, gym, lab, math, phys-ed, poly-sci, prof, tipo 5.5 Hypocorisms telly, Aussie, barbie, bookie, brekky, hankie, Chrissy pressies 6. Backformation televisión-televise, donate- donation, emote-emotion, enthuse- liaise, babysit-babysitter

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