a word composed of elements of other words. e.g. blog = web log - BLEND, a pronounceable word formed by the initial letter of other words. e.g. ANZAC, lol, GOAT - ACRONYM, a non-pronounceable set of initials, e.g. KYS, BFF, AFL - INITIALISM, the reduction of a word to one of its parts. e.g. exam = examination, hundo, ship - SHORTENING, the combination of 2 or more free morphemes. e.g. ice cream, fat-free - COMPOUNDING, the elision of internal letters within a word. e.g. y’know = you know. don't = do not - CONTRACTION, Words that always go together in a particular order. e.g. cost of living, black and white - COLLOCATION, a newly coined word or expression, made through a word formation process or a semantic change process - NEOLOGISM, a word that is formed from an existing word which looks as though it is a derivative, typically by removal of a suffix, e.g. 'lase' from 'laser' and 'tase' from 'taser' - BACKFORMATION, when a word from one word-class transfers to another word-class without changing, e.g. Google (proper noun) becomes to google (verb) - CONVERSION OF WORD CLASS,

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