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A portmanteau (pronounced /pɔrtmænˈtoʊ/ ( listen)) or portmanteau word is used broadly to mean a blend of two (or more) words and their meanings into one, and narrowly in linguistics fields to mean only a blend of two or more function words. Meaning"Portmanteau word" is used to describe a linguistic blend, namely "a word formed by blending sounds from two or more distinct words and combining their meanings." Such a definition of "portmanteau word" overlaps with the grammatical term contraction, and linguists avoid using the former term in such cases. As an example: the words do + not become the contraction don't, a single word that represents the meaning of the combined words. A distinction can be made between the two by noting that contractions can only be formed with two words that would otherwise appear in sequence within the sentence, whereas a "Portmanteau word" is typically formed by combining two or more existing words that all relate to a singular concept which the new portmanteau is meant to describe. An example being the well-known portmanteau word "Spanglish", referring to speaking a mix of both Spanish and English at the same time. In this case, there is no logical situation in which the speaker would say "Spanish English" in place of the portmanteau word in the same way they could say "do not" in place of the contraction "don't", or "we are" in place of "we're". From Wikipedia under the
GNU Free Documentation License what two words does the portmanteau "Murderotica" come from? Q. i dont know, i am asking if anyone does. i cant seem to find it anywhere. if you have proof thats great, but you could always take a guess. portmanteau- Asked by bakerboarder5o - Fri Jun 1 19:18:29 2007 - - 10 Answers - 0 Comments A. A portmanteau (plural: portmanteaux or portmanteaus) is a term in linguistics Broadly conceived, linguistics is the study of human language, and a linguist is someone who engages in this study. Answered by sECsYmE - Fri Jun 1 19:20:51 2007 can you come up with a portmanteau? Q. i have one! it's my user name, froctix. which is a combination of frolicking and antics. frolicking antics. one of my faves that i didn't come up with is mimsy, which is miserable and flimsy. Asked by froctix - Fri Nov 7 00:46:51 2008 - - 2 Answers - 0 Comments A. There's one I'm putting on here because it was on the PSATs this year (you other sophomores and juniors may recall). "Gerrymandering", or redrawing of political lines to get yourself more votes, comes from Elbridge Gerry's last name and the word "salamander". Also, many scandals have the suffix -gate, such as Monicagate, a portmanteau of Monica (Lewinsky) and Watergate (one of the most well known presidential scandals). You may be also familiar with the colloquialism "chillax", a portmanteau of "chill" and "relax". And, of course, how about that fictional animal, the liger (lion tiger)? P.S. I love the portmanteaus you listed. Answered by # - Fri Nov 7 01:13:11 2008 What are your opinions on Reganomics?
Q. (from wikipedia.org) Reaganomics (a portmanteau of "Reagan" and "economics") refers to the economic policies promoted by United States President Ronald Reagan. The four pillars of Reagan's economic policy were to:[1] reduce the growth of government spending, reduce marginal tax rates on income from labor and capital, reduce government regulation of the economy, control the money supply to reduce inflation. The economy in the 80s did improve under Reagan's leadership. It just is debatable whether Reganomics is the reason why, or if it's a good, and helpful strategy for today's economy. What are your thoughts? Asked by Erez S - Sun Sep 14 22:14:23 2008 - - 1 Answers - 0 Comments A. Economic growth has been lower and the unemployment rate higher on average since 1981 than is was in the period from 1946 to 1970 but this was true for most of the industrialized nations and the US growth per capita has been about average. Income inequality has increased much more in the US than it has in other nations, We have seen a huge increase in the national debt and the interest on it is 19% of the federal budget We have created more jobs than other nations, but many of them have been filled by immigrants. I think we would have done just as well with conventional policy and that his policies may be responsible for some of the problems we are now facing. We have seen three bubbles in asset markets since the marginal tax… [cont.] Answered by meg - Sun Sep 14 23:01:34 2008 From Yahoo Answer Search: "Portmanteau"  news.google.com Fort Worth Business Press 13 with Going to School in India, a feature-length portmanteau of short films. For ages 9 to 13, the programming begins at 6 pm Aug. ... news.google.com Silentnight Beds There are a number of new words emerging in the portmanteau arena, yet it is one in particular which has caught the eye of a reporter ... news.google.com NPR The word taqwacorewas made up, a portmanteau of the Arabic word for "God-consciousness" and hardcore. The novel sold more than 15000 copies worldwide. ... and more » From Google News Search: "Portmanteau"  groovenet.ph 207px x 243px | 9.40kB [source page] Their name Cueshe is a portmanteau of Cue meaning banana cue a local street food consisting of skewered caramel coated bananas and the pronoun she pronounced shay was named after their former vocalist who is female In their earlier days as a show band in Cebu the band would practice at the bedroom of their drummer Mike Manaloto their first rehearsal studio After their practice they would eat their favorite snack the banana cue A motorcycle accident happened on December 24 2001 injured the female vocalist Jay Justiniani replaced the former vocalist right after her recovery  athome-interiors.com 150px x 200px | 20.80kB [source page] These fun and flirty creations are each unique works of art They are handmade by a local British artist and are sure to add pizzazz to any room You really should come in and From Yahoo Image Search: "Portmanteau"  theportmanteau.com The Portmanteau ue, 03 Nov 2009 18:04:01 GM Come on, Peugeot. Marina's schedule makes my lazy June days look hectic and jam-packed. And if she wants to save herself even more time, she should probably get the tube. It'd be way quicker. Posted by The . Portmanteau. at 6:04 PM ...  theatrenotes.blogspot.com Alison Croggon Wed, 23 Sep 2009 23:59:00 GM 'Tis the season for launches. Last night the Melbourne Fringe Festival launched itself into the giddy stratosphere. More than half a million people watched more than 4500 artists at around 100 venues last year. That's a lot of stuff, ...  hrwiki.org Telamon hu, 29 May 2008 13:44:53 GM Portmanteaus. (or portmanteaux) are commonly used in the Homestar Runner universe. A . portmanteau. is a combination of two or more words to make a new word or phrase, often going against the accepted traditions of how words are compounded. ... From Google Blog Search: "Portmanteau" |
