Word Formation
English-WORD FORMATION. In linguistic, word formation is creation of a new word. In wider sense, word formation denotes the process of creation of a new lexical word in different (type) ways The various type of word formation are as follows. (1) ACRONYMS: Acronyms are the initials such as NATO(North Atlantic Treaty Organization) these are formed by using the initial letters of the words or word part in any phrase or name. For instance •BBC: Britsh Broadcasting Co-operation. •RADAR: Radio Detective and Ranging. some informal acronym used are •LOL: Laugh Out Loud •IDK: I don't Know. etc. (2) BORROWING: English language is considered to be one of the richest language as far as the feature of borrowing is concerned. It has borrowed word for Latin, French, German, Persia, Spanish, Arabic and several Indian languages like Sanskrit etc. The words so borrowed now have been incorporated in English dictionary, thus are looked upon as word in English. This fact rev