WHAT IS CLIPPING?

IN LINGUISTIC, IT’S A WORD FORMATION

PROCESS IN WHICH A WORD OF MORE THAN ONE
SYLLABLE IS REDUCED TO FORM NEW WORDS.
IT’S A TYPE OF ABBREVIATION THAT IS USED
PARTICULARLY IN CASUAL SPEECH.

Hello, I want to have a

burger
 HOW?

This is done by eliminating

or clipping some parts of
the original word without
changing the meaning
 Back Fore
Clipping Clipping

Types of clipping

Middle Complex
Clipping Clipping
 Back Clipping “Apocopation”

The beginning is kept

and the rest is removed

Examination
DOCTOR

GYMNASTIC
Fore Clipping “Aphaeresis”

The final part of the

word is kept and the
beginning is eliminated

MOBILEPHONE
 RA COON

AIRPLANE
 Middle Clipping “SYNCOPE”

THE PART OR SYLLABLE THAT IS

IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ORIGINAL
WORD IS KEPT AND THE INITIAL
AND LAST PARTS ARE REMOVED

IN FLU ENZA
Complex Clipping

CONSIST IN THE
SHORTENING IN A
COMPOUND WORD

OP TICAL ART
 NOTES

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PYJAMAS
MICROPHONE
VEGETABLE
SOCIETY SOC
VEG
MIKE
JAMAS
/'maikrəfəʊn/
/'vedʒtəbl/
/sə'saiəti/ /vedʒ/
/’sak/
/’maik/
IT’S PLAYING TIME!!!
FISHING GAME

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 A.Lab
Laboratory?
 D.Burger
Hamburger?
 A.Fridge
Refridgerator?
 C.right
Richard?
 C.Barra
Barramundi?
 D.Gipsy
Egyptian?
 D.Bio-pic
Biographical
picture?
 A.Flu
Fluenza?
 B.Typo
Typographical
error?
1 T E L E P H O N E
2 R H I N O C E R O S
3 A L L I G A T O R
4 G Y M
5 N E C K T I E
6 B I C Y C L E
7 M A T H E M A T I C S

8 D E T E C T I V E

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