Question

What does word formation refer to in linguistics?

• A. The process of creating new words
• B. The study of speech sounds
• C. The analysis of sentence structures
• D. The process of translating words

Answer 1

Answer:

A. The process of creating new words

Word formation in linguistics is the study of how new words are created using various methods such as:

• Derivation (adding prefixes or suffixes),

• Compounding (combining two words),

• Blending, clipping, borrowing, and others.