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Lingüística - Morfología y Lexicología

Aquí aprenderá algunas palabras en inglés relacionadas con la morfología y la lexicología, como "afix", "stem" y "lexeme".

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abbreviation
[Sustantivo]

the shortened form of a word, etc.

abreviatura

abreviatura

Ex: When writing a report , be sure to define abbreviations the first time you use them .
affix
[Sustantivo]

(grammar) a letter or group of letters added to the end or beginning of a word to change its meaning

afijo

afijo

Ex: In linguisticsaffixes play a crucial role in word formation and derivation .
contraction
[Sustantivo]

a short form of a word or a group of words used instead of the full form

contracción

contracción

prefix
[Sustantivo]

(grammar) a letter or a set of letters that are added to the beginning of a word to alter its meaning and make a new word

prefijo

prefijo

suffix
[Sustantivo]

(grammar) a letter or a set of letters that are added to the end of a word to alter its meaning and make a new word

sufijo

sufijo

acronym
[Sustantivo]

a word formed from the initial letters of a phrase, pronounced as a single word

acrónimo, abrevación

acrónimo, abrevación

Ex: The company name was created as acronym from its founders ' initials .
analogy
[Sustantivo]

(linguistics) a process by which a new word or inflection is formed according to existing rules and regulations

analogía

analogía

Ex: The study analogy shows how language adapts to the needs of its speakers .
lexeme
[Sustantivo]

(linguistics) a basic linguistic unit that is meaningful and underlies a set of words which are related through inflection

lexema

lexema

Ex: lexemes helps in identifying patterns of word formation and usage across different linguistic contexts .
inflection
[Sustantivo]

(grammar) a change in the structure of a word, usually adding a suffix, according to its grammatical function

flexión, desinencia

flexión, desinencia

lexicon
[Sustantivo]

the complete set of meaningful units in a language or a branch of knowledge, or words or phrases that a speaker uses

léxico

léxico

clipping
[Sustantivo]

the process of shortening a word by dropping one or more syllables

abridamiento, recorte

abridamiento, recorte

hypocorism
[Sustantivo]

a word-formation process in which a word or name is modified to create a shorter, affectionate, or informal version, often used to express familiarity, endearment, or intimacy

hipocorismo, hipocorística

hipocorismo, hipocorística

vocabulary
[Sustantivo]

all the words used in a particular language or subject

vocabulario

vocabulario

derivative
[Sustantivo]

(in linguistics) a word that is developed from another word or base

derivado

derivado

diminutive
[Sustantivo]

a word form or affix that is added to a base word to express smallness, endearment, or a sense of familiarity

diminutivo, diminutiva

diminutivo, diminutiva

morpheme
[Sustantivo]

(linguistics) the smallest meaningful unit of a language that does not necessarily stand alone and cannot be divided

morfema

morfema

portmanteau word
[Sustantivo]

a new word that is formed by the combination of two other words blending their meaning and sounds

palabra híbrida

palabra híbrida

word
[Sustantivo]

(grammar) a unit of language that has a specific meaning

palabra

palabra

collocation
[Sustantivo]

a particular combination of words that are used together very often

colocación, coaparición

colocación, coaparición

Ex: The teacher explained the meaning of collocation.
idiom
[Sustantivo]

a group of words or a phrase that has a meaning different from the literal interpretation of its individual words, often specific to a particular language or culture

modismo, giro

modismo, giro

reduplication
[Sustantivo]

the process of duplicating all or part of a word or morpheme to create a new form, often with a change in meaning or grammatical function

reduplicación, reduplicado

reduplicación, reduplicado

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