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Dina Nirmalasari (E1D 007 016)

Hilman Fauzi M. (E1D 007 033)
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Acronym
An acronym is a word composed of the first
letters of the words in a phrase, especially
when this is used as a name. An example of an
acronym is NATO which is made up of the first
letters of the `North Atlantic Treaty
Organization'.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acronym
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:Types of Acronym
A. Pronounced as a word, containing only
.initial letters
Example: AIDS (acquired immune
deficiency syndrome)
B. Pronounced as a word, containing non-
.initial letters
Example: Amphetamine (alpha methyl
phenethylamine)
C. Pronounced as a word or names of letters,
.depending on speaker or context
FAQ (frequently asked questions)
D. Pronounced as a combination of names of
.letters and a word
JPEG (Joint Photographic Experts Group)
.E. Pronounced only as the names of letters
DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid)
Compound
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F. Pronounced as the names of letters but with
.a shortcut
Example: IEEE (I triple E) Institute of
Electrical and Electronics Engineers
.G. Shortcut incorporated into name
Example: W3C (W three C) World Wide
Web Consortium
.H. Multi-layered acronyms
Examples: PAC-3 : PATRIOT Advanced
Capability 3 i.e., Phased Array Tracking RADAR
Intercept on Target i.e., Radio Detection and
.Ranging
I. Recursive acronyms, in which the
abbreviation refers to itself in the expression
.for which it stands
:Example
!GNU: GNU’s Not Unix
LAME: LAME Ain’t an MP3 Player
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Blend
Most blends are formed by one
Definition :of the following methods
A blend is a word formed from The beginning of one word is added -
parts of two or more other .to the end of the other
words. These parts are The beginnings of two words are -
sometimes, but not always, .combined
morphemes. Two words are blended around a -
.common sequence of sounds
Multiple sounds from two -
component words are blended, while
.mostly preserving the sounds' order

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blend
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Compound Compound can be formed by these
:formulas

Compound is a word Noun + Noun → Teaspoon, moonlight, armchair

that consists of more Noun + Adjective → Lifelong, homesick, seasick
than one stem. In other Noun + Verb → Waylay, earmark
words, compound, Adjective + Noun → Sweetheart, shorthand, nobleman
compounding or word-
Adjective + Adjective → Lukewarm, red-hot
compounding occurs
Adjective + Verb → Safeguard, whitewash
when a person attaches
two or more words Adverb + Noun → Overcoat, downfall, upbeat
together to make them Adverb + Verb → Outset, income, outcome
one word. Adverb + Verb → Overtake, overdo, undertake
Verb + Noun → Hangman, scarecrow, daredevil
Verb + Adverb → Drawback, showoff, turnabout
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:Example

.MVP player: most valuable player player

.ATM machine: automatic teller machine machine
.HIV virus: human immunodeficiency virus virus
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A. The beginning of one word is added
.to the end of other
:Example
Spoon + Fork → Spork
Fan + Magazine → Fanzine
B. The beginning of two words are
.combined
:Example
Cybernetic + Organism → Cyborg
National + Biscuit + Company →
Nabisco
Compound
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C. Two words are blended around a
.common sequence of sounds
:Example
Binary + Digit → Bit
Jeans + Leggings → Jeggings
D. Multiple sounds from two
component words are blended, while
.mostly preserving the sounds’ order
:Example
Lithe + Slimy → Slithy
Stagnation + Inflation → Stagflation
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