Blending Word Formation Processes Coinage/Invention Borrowing Compounding Blending Clipping/Truncation Backformation Conversion Acronyms Derivation Echoism/Symbolism/ Onomatopoeia Folk Etymology Reduplication Multiple processes Blending Blending is typically accomplished by combining the initial part of one word and the last part of another word. Examples: brunch (breakfast + lunch) kidult (kid + adult) edutainment (education + entertainment) emoticon (emotion + icon)