Blending

Blending

A blend, in morphology, is a word formed from parts of two or more words combine to create a new word whose meaning is often a combination of the original words. In this sense blending is a process, among other processes, of creating new words.

For xamples:

·         brunch = breakfast + lunch

·         Breathalyzer = breath + analyzer

·         camcorder = camera + recorder

·         emoticon = emote + icon

·         motel = motor car + hotel

·         Globish = global + English

·         sitcom = situation + comedy

·         smog = smoke + fog

·         Spork = spoon + fork

·         workaholic = work + alcoholic

·         advertisement + entertainment → advertainment

·         biographical + picture → biopic

·         breakfast + lunch → brunch

·         chuckle + snort → chortle

·         cybernetic + organism → cyborg

·         guess + estimate → guesstimate

·         hazardous + material → hazmat

·         motor + hotel → motel

·         prim + sissy → prissy

·         simultaneous + broadcast → simulcast

·         smoke + fog → smog

·         Spanish + English → Spanglish

·         spoon + fork → spork

·         telephone + marathon → telethon

·         web + seminar → webinar

Sources:

http://www.myenglishpages.com/site_php_files/grammar-lesson-blending.php

http://www.brighthubeducation.com/esl-lesson-plans/59679-forming-new-words-compounds-clipping-and-blends/