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ThoHell Posted 17 years ago
Linguistics Studies
Morphology Difficulty
Currently I'm struggling to distinguish between blending of words and folk etymology of words. These are the words that are giving me a headache: Phelpsian, Pregorexia, and Frugalista. My initial thoughts for Phelpsian was blend, Pregorexia was blend,and Frugalista folk etymology. But the 'ian' in Phelpsian and the 'rexia' in Pregorexia makes me think they're more than just blends. Phelpsian -> homsapian -> amphibian -> Olympian. What do you guys think?
I've read conflicting analysis which had led me to be confused.
I've been taught that such words as: chocoholic, shopoholic, workoholic are folk etymology of alcholic, however, they look like blends to me.
I've read conflicting analysis which had led me to be confused.
I've been taught that such words as: chocoholic, shopoholic, workoholic are folk etymology of alcholic, however, they look like blends to me.
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I would like to put in my two cents' worth. Phelpsian derived from Michael Phelp who won in 2008 Olympic Games eight gold medals. Phelpsian is so far an informal word.
- I would like to put in my two cents' worth.
- Phelpsian derived from Michael Phelp who won in 2008 Olympic Games eight gold medals.
- Phelpsian is so far an informal word.
- It is just like Shakespearean, Byronic, Picassoesque, etc.
- Blends are words such as workoholic, heliport, somg and brunch, formed by combining two well-established words.
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I would like to put in my two cents' worth.
Phelpsian derived from Michael Phelp who won in 2008 Olympic Games eight gold medals.
Phelpsian is so far an informal word.
It is just like Shakespearean, Byronic, Picassoesque, etc.
Blends are words such as workoholic, heliport, somg and brunch, formed by combining two well-established words.
- ian is a suffix
Phelpsian derived from Michael Phelp who won in 2008 Olympic Games eight gold medals.
Phelpsian is so far an informal word.
It is just like Shakespearean, Byronic, Picassoesque, etc.
Blends are words such as workoholic, heliport, somg and brunch, formed by combining two well-established words.
- ian is a suffix
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Folk etymology is where part or all of a word is changed into something that is thought to make sense, for instance shamefast - shamefaced, crevise - crayfish. I don't think chocoholic, shopoholic, workoholic are folk etymologies.
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