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Language as a Sign System, Blending, Clipping, Free and Bound Morphenes
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LANGUAGE AND COMMUNICATIONS (1) Answers to the questions which are unlikely to apply to all languages of the world: (a) Writing systems (b) Words for computer, adultery and mortgage (c) A syntax (d) Dictionaries (e) Grammar (2) True and false answers: (a) True (b) True (c) True (d) True (e) False (f) False (g) True (h) False (i) True (j) True (3) My acquaintances with blending, clipping and free and bound morphemes: BLENDING: Blending is competent by taking the beginning of one word and joining it to the end of another word. Two common examples of blending would be to combine the words "breakfast/ lunch," giving us a shorter version of brunch. Or we could combine "Television / broadcast," and end up with telecast. CLIPPING: Clipping arises when a word with more than one syllable is abbreviated to make the appellation easier to say. A common example would be to clip the word "brassiere," to bra, and "advertisement to ad. Sometimes we clip each other's names for example Samantha to Sam and...
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