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1 What is the origin of the word nitwit?It is said to be a borrowing from the colloquial Dutch expression Ik niet weet.
2 Which of the following pairs contains an example of calque? How would you describe the other(s)?
(a) footobooru (Japanese) football (English) calque (b) tr´ening (Hungarian) training (English)borrowing (c) luna de miel (Spanish) honeymoon (English) borrowing
3 Can you identify the different word-formation processes involved in producing each of the underlined words in these sentences?
(a) Eliza exclaimed, Absobloominlutely! infixing(bloomin)
(b) When Im ill, I want to see a doc, not a vet.clipping(doctor and veterinarian)
(c) These new skateboards from Zee Designs are kickass.compounding skate+board / compounding kick+ass verb+