English for Today

  6. Compounding: This entails the combination of two or more independent words to form another word with an entirely ... Read More

  5. CLIPPING: It refers to the shortening of a polysyllabic word to a one or two-syllable word. The reduced ... Read More

4. Borrowing: This has to do with taking new words from other languages. English has borrowed from so many languages ... Read More

  2. Backformation: This process involves subtraction or reduction of a word to form another word of a different word ... Read More