17The English word cockroach comes from a Spanish word cucaracha. In linguistics, this is an example of _______.
(A) clipping
(B) borrowing
(C) coinage
(D) acronym

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統計： A(15), B(436), C(43), D(43), E(0) #1308169

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(A) Clipping(縮寫) is the abbreviation of longer words shorter words such as prof for profession, ad for advertisement, and gas for gasoline. 

(C)word coinage(創新字) is to create new words to fit some purpose. For instance, blog is a combination of web and log

(D)Acronyms(頭字語) are words derived from the initial of several words. For example, NASA for National Aeronautics and Space Organization.

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(A) clipping 簡縮(較長字的...
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coinage: 創新字，分成兩類:
(1) words based on a product 像是 aspirin 
(2) eponyms: words based on a name 像是sandwich (三樓的舉例) 

borrowing: e.g., "emoji" Borrowed from Japanese 絵文字えもじ (emoji), from 絵え (e, “picture”) + 文字もじ (moji, “character”). The apparent connection to emotion and emoticon is coincidental.
參考: emoji - Wiktionary

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