Vocabulary: Word Formation & Morphology (C1) - Lesson 4: Word Building: Advanced Compounding, Blending & Acronyms

Lesson 4: Advanced Word Building Compounding, Blending & Acronyms At the C1 level, you understand the rules of English; now it's time to play with the building blocks. This lesson goes deeper into three creative ways that new lexical items are formed. Mastering these will help you understand modern, creative English and express complex ideas more efficiently. Key Vocabulary Lexical (adjective) | ទាក់ទងនឹងពាក្យ Relating to the words or vocabulary of a language. Portmanteau (noun) | ពាក្យកើតពីការផ្គុំពាក្យ២មានន័យផ្សេងទៀត A word created by blending the sounds and combining the meanings of two others (e.g., 'motel' from motor and hotel). Initialism (noun) | អក្សរកាត់ An abbreviation consisting of initial letters pronounced separately (e.g., 'USA'). 1. Advanced Compounding Compounding is joining two or more words to create a new one. While you know simple compounds like `keyboard`, C1-level language uses more complex forms: Noun + Noun: `life cycle`, `carbon footprint`, `search en…