Establish which process produced each of the following words.
- motel
- radar
- babysit
- gym
- A) compounding
- B) back-formation
- C) conversion
- D) acronym
- E) blending
- F) clipping
Дұрыс жауабы мен түсіндірмесі
Жауабы: motel — blending; radar — acronym; babysit — back-formation; gym — clipping
Motel = motor + hotel (blend); radar = radio detection and ranging (acronym); babysit ← babysitter (back-formation); gym ← gymnasium (clipping).
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