词汇学构词法clipping

Clipping 截短法
4.1. Definition
In linguistics, clipping is the word formation process
which consists in the reduction of a word to one of its
parts (Marchand: 1969).
For convenience and casualness in speech, people often omit one or two syllables from a word, and when it’s written down, a new spelling form is coined to suit the oral form.
Chapter 4 --English Word Formation
Types of Word Formation
Affixation( Prefixation ,Suffixation) Compounding Conversion Blending
Clipping
Acronymy (Initialisms ,Acronyms) Back-formation Onomatopoeia Sound Reduplication Commonization of Proper Names
Eg.
refrigerator fridge
microphone mike
television telly
handkerchief hanky
comfortable comfy
可编辑
(5). Phrase clipping
popular music pop public house pub zoological garden zoo permanent wavesperm
In some cases, clipping give rise to alterations in spelling and pronunciation. This change in form and sound is possibly due to the informality typical of clipped forms.
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(3).Front and back clipping
influenza flu detective tec
prescriptionscript apollinaris polly
(4). Middle clipping
spectacles specs mathematics maths
4.3.Five common types of clipping:
1.Front clipping 2.Back clipping 3.Front and back clipping 4.Middle clipping 5.Phrase clipping
(1).Front clipping
robot bot Internet net turnpike pike
omnibus bus telephone phone violoncello cello
parachute chute
可编辑
(2). Back clipping

doctor doc

gasoline gas
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This is because in modern times, people tend to economical in writing and speech to keep up with the tempo of new life style. To save time one is likely to clip words that are frequently used.
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Examples:
gasoline gas hamburger burger delicatessen deli microphone mike
4.2. Why do we have clipping as a way of word-formation?