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Back Formation in English: Examples

This document is Mary Yanneth Velasco Cordero's final exam presentation for her Bachelor's degree in English as a Foreign Language from CEAD Tunja in 2017. It discusses the linguistic process of back formation, providing examples of how new words can be formed by removing suffixes from existing words to create shorter words, especially by reducing nouns to form verbs. Specific cases examined are the formation of verbs from nouns ending in -ar, -er, -or and -tion.

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Back Formation in English: Examples

This document is Mary Yanneth Velasco Cordero's final exam presentation for her Bachelor's degree in English as a Foreign Language from CEAD Tunja in 2017. It discusses the linguistic process of back formation, providing examples of how new words can be formed by removing suffixes from existing words to create shorter words, especially by reducing nouns to form verbs. Specific cases examined are the formation of verbs from nouns ending in -ar, -er, -or and -tion.

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TASK 6: FINAL EXAMEN

PRESENTED BY
MARY YANNETH VELASCO CORDERO
CODE: 40030793

GROUP 551019_24

TEACHER
DIANA CONSTANZA CRUZ

BACHELOR´S DEGREE IN ENGLISH AS A FOREIGN LANGUAGE


CEAD TUNJA
2017
BACK FORMATION
It is formed from the removal of the suffix of a word, to form a new word
shorter or reduced
Example:
Diagnosis From Diagnose
• Example:

Television (Noun) Televise (Verb) Incorrect

The Verb Televise is made from the Noun Television.


CASES OF BACK FORMATION
1. From Nouns to Verbs
It is the formation of new words, from the reduction of nouns to form
verb.
Example:
Singer (Noun) from sing (Verb)
The suffix of projection is removed to form the verb Project
EXAMPLES: Reduction of Nouns to form Verbs

• Sedative (Noun) Back formation Sedate (Verb)

Procession (Noun) Back Formation Process (Verb)


2. CASE FORMATION OF WORDS WITH NOUNS
ENDING IN -AR -ER -OR
• They are formed with the nouns ending in -ar, -er, -ir to become verbs
• Example:
Nouns From Verb
. Escalator a part of the final root is removed to become a verb Escalate
3. Case : Secondary formations, new words
are formed from words ending in -tion
• Words ending in –tion converted into Verb

• Appreciation Back formation Appreciate


• Examples: From Nouns to Verbs
. secretion Back formation Secret

. Action Back formation Act


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