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Вопрос

Read the definitions below to understand how new words are created in English. Use these
rules to analyze the task.
•Acronym: A word formed from the first letters of a phrase and pronounced as a single
word.
Example: SCUBA (from Self-Contained Underwater Breathing Apparatus).
• Blending: A word created by merging the sounds and meanings of two different words.
Example: Webinar (from Web + Seminar).
•Backformation: A new word (usually a verb) created by removing a suffix from an older
word that looks like a derivative.
Example: The verb to burgle was created from the older noun burglar.
•Borrowing: A word taken directly from another language with little or no change in
spelling.
Example: Piano (from Italian) or Kindergarten (from German).
•Onomatopoeia: A word that phonetically imitates, resembles, or suggests the sound that it
describes.
Example: Splash, Bang, or Pop.
Now, analyze how each highlighted word was formed. Choose the correct option.
1. The word "brunch" (a meal between breakfast and lunch) was created through:
a) An acronym
b) blending
c) backformation
d) borrowing
2. The verb "edit" was formed from the noun "editor" by the process of:
a) compounding
b) conversion
c) blending
d) backformation
3. The word "zoom" (to move rapidly, or the sound of something fast) primarily originates
from:
a) initialism
b) blending
c) onomatopoeia
d) backformation
4. The word "laser" is technically:
a) an acronym
b) a clipped form
c) a blend
d) an eponym
5. The word "smog" (air pollution) is a well-known:
a) an acronym
b) blend
с) borrowed word
d) result of backformation

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