Link each word to the word-formation process by which it was formed.
- emoticon
- to bottle (the wine)
- edit
- scuba
- A) clipping
- B) back-formation
- C) blending
- D) acronym
- E) conversion
- F) compounding
Дұрыс жауабы мен түсіндірмесі
Жауабы: emoticon — blending; to bottle (the wine) — conversion; edit — back-formation; scuba — acronym
Emoticon = emotion + icon (blending); to bottle – зат есімнен етістік (conversion); edit – editor сөзінен кері жасалған (back-formation); scuba – self-contained underwater breathing apparatus (acronym).
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