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1 Word formation in Harry potter books

2 Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s stone
Introduction Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s stone is a fantasy novel written by British author J. K. Rowling. it follows Harry Potter, a young wizard who discovers his magical heritage on his eleventh birthday, when he receives a letter of acceptance to Hogwards School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Harry makes close friends and a few enemies during his first year at the school, and with the help of his friends, Harry faces an attempted comeback by the dark wizard Lord Voldemort who killed Harry's parents, but failed to kill Harry when he was just 15 months old.

3 Compounds Affixation Blending Abbreviation Conversion

4 compounds Characters * GRIPHOOK grip + hook- grasp tightly.
*FLITWICK flit (flutter) + wick- make a feather move * GRIPHOOK grip + hook- grasp tightly.

5 *LONGBOTTOM long + bottom-“'Longbottom' is a comical name all on its own, but could also indicate someone with "bottom," an old word for staying power”. * WULFRIC wul + fric – used in Old English “wolf” and “power”.

6 Places *HOGWARTS hog + warts – a type of flower ( hogworts or hogweed) *HUFFLEPUFF huffle ( to blow in gusts) + puff (to act or behave indignantly)- related to badger (just and patient. * RAVENCLAW raven + claw -Those students which are in this house have the characteristics of an eagle and the notions of ravens in the past.

7 Affixation Suffixation Prefixation Seeker – seek + -er
Snatcher – snatch + -er Dementor- dement + -or Howler- howl + -er Muggle – mug (gullible) + -le Dissaparate- Dis- + apparate (to teleport/ appear somewhere)

8 Blending REMEMBRAL – remember + all PORTKEY – port + key
QUIDDITCH - mixed of the balls used in the game: quaffle, bludger and snitch. ANIMAGUS – animal + magus

9 Abbreviation OWL – Ordinary Wizarding Level (acronym)
NEWT – Nastily Exhausting Wizarding Tests (acronym) SPEW – Short of Society for the Promotion of Elfish Welfare.

10 Conversion HE-WHO-MUST-BE-NAMED. – the name used to refer to Voldemort, but without mentioning his real name. YOU-KNOW-WHO *Which comes from a sentence and it turns into a noun and it is used for the same purpose i.e avoidance of his name out of fear.

11 Made by:ZoricA Zikova


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