Word Coinage
in English
Preferred
Patterns for Academic English:
- Affixing:
- derivations: trans/mit, re/mit,
e/mit,
sub/mit
- (compare
with inflections: wait/s,
wait/ed, wait/ing)
- Compounding: politeness
factor, sodium chloride
- Acronyms:
FYI, NATO, BYO, rsvp, scuba
Preferred Patterns for Interpersonal
English:
- Semantic
shift or metaphorical extension:
bottomless,
rip off
- Compounding:
girlfriend, fastfood
- Clippings
(abbreviations): fax (facsimile)
Historically
Important but Less Common Today
- Borrowing:
rendezvous, spaghetti
Possible
but Less Seldom Used