REPLY FOR TEAM 4

Question

1. Explain briefly what is meant by a backformation? provide example to clarity your answer.

2. How is acronym formed? Provide 3 example to clarity your answer.

3. Below is the acronym of:

   a. VIP

   b. FIFA

   c. UNICEF

   d. M.B.A

   e. RAM

4. List 5 word each of which has double

part of speech(conversion)!

5. Provide 2 example of multi processes!

 answered

1. Backformation is the process of forming a new word  by removing actual or supposed affixes from another word

example

• explanation => explain 
• relation => relate
• emotion => emote 

2. An acronym is formed by taking the initial sounds (or letter or letters) of

the word or phrase and writing them into a combination that is itself

pronounceable as a separate word.

example

a. NATO : North Atlantic Treaty Organization

b. Laser : Light Amplification (by) Stimulated Emission (of) Radiation

c. ILO : International Labor Organization

d. Radar : Radio Detecting and Ranging

e. Scuba : Self Contained Underwater Breathing Apparatus

f. WHO : World Health Organization

g. Snafu : Situation Normal All Fouled Up

f.  U.K : United Kingdom

g. U.S.A : United States America

3. The acronym of 

   a. VIP : Very Important Person

   b. FIFA :Fédération Internationale de Football Association

   c. UNICEF : United Nations Children's Fund.

   d. M.B.A : Master of Business Administration

   e. RAM : Random access memory

4. List 5 word each of which has double part of speech(conversion)!

a. talk

b. water

c. bottle

d .paper

e. guess

 5. Provide 2 example of multi processes!

 a. He has buttered the toast

(butter (N), butter (V), -ed (inflectional suffix) =>conversion and

derivation

b. The gardener is watering the plants.

(water (N), water (V), -ing (inflectional suffix) =>  conversion and

derivation