English (3110002)

BE | Semester-1   Winter-2019 | 13-01-2020

Q1) (b)

Illustrate the word formation processes - Coining and Borrowing.

Coining
Coining is the process of word formation where the new words are coined or invented from existing material to represent a new invention or development, such as: wireless, hyper-market, X-rays etc.
 
Borrowing
English (or any other language) generally borrows words from other languages with which it comes into contact. English continues to enrich its store of words by such borrowings.
 
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