英语词汇学 Session 4 WF Conversion Version 2.ppt

Chapter 4Word-formation (III) Conversion
Crystal Cheuang
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Objectives:
To help students master the rules of word formation and cultivate their ability to grasp the meanings of words through word-formation.;
Teaching focus:
To know the most productive ways of word-formation
To understand and grasp the definition of the following terms and their features in forming new words: affixation, compounding and conversion.
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General introduction
Affixation(30%-40%)
Compounding(28%-30%)
Conversion (26%)
The most productive methods
Shortening (8%-10%)
Blending 1%-5%
clipping
acronymy
Backformation
Sound reduplication
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3. Conversion
Introductory Remark
Q: We have learnt a word-formation process which can cause the change of word-class (say, noun verb), what is it?
Suffixation
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Instruction: use the verbal form of the following nouns plete sentences
origin
It's reported that human beings ______________from Africa.
broad
2. Travel can ________________one’s horizon.
 originate
 broaden
Task
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Instruction: use the verbal form of the following nouns plete sentences
popular
3. He is devoted to ______________this new product.
simple
4. They tried to attract more tourists by ____________ the application procedure of visa.
 popularizing
Task
 simplifying
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Instruction: use the verbal form of the following