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Language > Language conventions > Word meanings > Word formation

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Word formation  

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  • Etymology
  • Neolexia
  • Neologisms
  • Word coinage
  • Word origin

Scope note

  • Use for resources about the creation of new words in a language. For resources about patterns of word generation use Inflection (Grammar) or Derivation (Grammar). For resources about the formation of new word meanings, use Semantic change.

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Change note

  • 6.5

In other languages

  • صوغ (لغة)

    Arabic

  • 构词

    Chinese

  • Formation des mots

    French

  • Etymologie

    German

  • Ετυμολογία

    Greek

  • Etimologi

    Indonesian

  • Formazione delle parole

    Italian

  • 造語法

    Japanese

  • 어형성

    Korean

  • Formación de palabras

    Spanish

  • Etimoloji

    Turkish

  • Từ nguyên học

    Vietnamese

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http://vocabulary.curriculum.edu.au/scot/13072

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