1、Word Formation:Blending 1102027074 魏楠魏楠 1102027073 王刘安琪王刘安琪.Blending.The meaning of blending blends or portmanteau wordsblends or portmanteau words.More and more police and traffic experts believe that autocide is an important cause of traffic death.The black woman supported her big family to live i
2、n the slurb where far away from the center.slurb(美.市郊贫民区)=slum+suburbThe chunnel beneath the English Channel,put into service in 1994,linked England and France.chunnel(水底隧道)=channel+tunnelautocide(撞车自杀)=automobile+suicideheadtailheadtailtailheadStructure 1 The structures of blending.Structure 1autom
3、obile+suicide=autocide slum+suburb=slurb channel+tunnel=chunnel 狮虎兽：广告统计学:经济滞胀:雾霾:head+tail lion+tiger=ligeradvertising+statistics=advertisticsstagnation+inflation=stagflationsmoke+fog=smog.Structure 2The sitcom Growing Pains is quite popular in America.These stations would hold a private key that l
4、et them recognize tagged connections from telex clients.With the help of comsat,Google Map could captured every details of the environment to an extreme degree.telex(电传)=teleprinter+exchangersitcom(情景喜剧)=situation+comedyheadheadheadheadcomsat(卫星通讯)=communication+satelliteheadhead.situation+comedy=si
5、tcom teleprinter+exchange=telex communication+satellite=comsat Structure 2head+head.Structure 3 医疗救助 head+word medicaid=medical+aid 汽车野营autocamp=automobile+camp 欧亚Eurasia=Europe+Asia.Structure 4 劳动福利 流动书店bookmobileword+tail=talk+marathonworkfare=work+welfare=book+automobile冗长的谈话talkathon.Conclusion
6、Blending is a very productive process and many coinages resulting from blending have become well-established.Moreover,they even serve as models for new formations(hamburger beefburger,cheeseburger,etc.).The overwhelming majority of blends are nouns;very few are verbs and adjectives are even fewer.Th
7、e few verbs are:telecast(from television+broadcast),guestimate(from guess+estimate),and breathalyse(from breath+analyse).The function of blendingBlends are mostly used in writing new science-related and technology-related phenomenon and new stuffs,like netizen(from net+citizen),comsat(from communication and satellite),and psywar(from psychological warfare).Though many of blends have already achieved currency in English,they are still considered to be slang and informal by serious-minded people.Therefore,it is advisable not to use such words too often,particularly in formal writing.
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