Clipping截短法精品课件.ppt

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1、Clipping截短法What’sClipping?Definition:Clippingistoshortenalongerwordbycuttingapartofftheoriginalandusingwhatremainsinstead.Forexample,planeandexamareoftenusedinplaceofaeroplane,andexaminationrespectively.Whydowehaveclippingasawayofword-formation?Thisi

2、sbecauseinmoderntimes,peopletendtobeeconomicalinwritingandspeechtokeepupwiththetempoofnewlifestyle.Tosavetimeoneislikelytoclipwordsthatarefrequentlyused.1.Frontclippings2.Backclippings3.Frontandbackclippings4.Phraseclippings1.Frontclippings(词首截短词)删除一

3、个单词的词首仅保留词尾构成Thisshorteningmayoccuratthebeginningoftheword:bus----omnibuschute----parachute2.Backclippings(词尾截短词)删除一个单词的词尾仅保留其词首构成Thisshorteningmayoccurattheendoftheword:fan------fanaticgen-----gentleman3.Frontandbackclippings(词首词尾截短词)删除一个单词的词首和词尾仅保留

4、词中构成Thisshorteningmayoccuratbothendsoftheword:flu----influenzascript----prescription4.Phraseclippings(短语截短词)删除一个短语的一个或数个音节构成Anumberofphraseshavebeenmadeintooneword:pop----popularmusiczoo----zoologicalgardenThecharacteristicsoftheclipping1.截短法经常改变拼写bu

5、siness→bizbicycle→bikesergeant→sarge2.有些添加了诸如-y,-ie,-or和-o之类的词尾comfy(=comfortable)hanky(=handkerchief)teeny(=teenager)telly(=television(set))veggies(=vegetables)ammo(=ammunition)3.大量截短词，如ad,dorm和bike，仍然被某些语言学家视作非正式词。4.有些截短词，如sarge,combo和tec仍然属于俚语词。5.

6、截短词通常使用在非正式场合。截短词通常暗示说话者与听者之间比较熟悉。Thankyou!