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Academic Communication for Advanced Secondary Schools Crafting meaning

Activity 1�2

Use online/offline sources to identify vocabulary items that have been developed
due to the development of technology and society. Then, construct a sentence for
each word formed.

and indicate a class for each word.READING ONLY
Conversion
Conversion involves creating new words by giving an existing word a new meaning and
word class without altering its structure. Thus, the word’s base does not usually change
in this instance. Through meanings, newly created words are functionally distinguished
from one another. Examples of word formation through conversion are:
1. I head a meeting every week. (the word head is a verb)
Juma has a big head. (the word head is a noun)

2. I will email you tomorrow. (the word email is verb)
I will send you an email tomorrow. (the word email is a noun)
3. The elegant dress was made of the finest Italian silk. (the word silk is a noun)
She wore a silk dress. (the word silk is an adjective)

Exercise 1�4

Use the following words to form new words or create new meaning in sentences
FOR ONLINE

table - clean - shape - walk - mountain - bottle - design

Activity 1�3

Prepare a dialogue using words created through conversion.

Blending

Blending is a process of creating new words by combining parts of two existing words.
Usually, the meanings of the new words are combinations of the existing ones. Unlike
compounding, which preserves the original words within the new words, blending removes
some parts of the joined words. Consider the following examples:

1. The word brunch is a blend of the words breakfast and lunch.

2. The word smog is a blend of the words smoke and fog.
3. The word netiquette is formed from internet and etiquette.

Blended words are typically associated with technology advancements, which have
introduced many new items and ideas into our daily existence. Through blending,
computers and the internet have significantly impacted the formation of new English
words. The words and the activities have been combined to create many new words.

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