期刊名称:LET: Linguistics, Literature and English Teaching Journal
印刷版ISSN:2086-9606
电子版ISSN:2549-2454
出版年度:2017
卷号:6
期号:2
DOI:10.18592/let.v6i2.1457
语种:English
出版社:English Department of Antasari State Islamic University
摘要:Blending offers a unique and unusual character which is frequently used by mass because of its creativity and this study aims to figure out the pattern of English blending words in Indonesian’s newspaper created and the meanings of those blending words. The study found that the complex words shows the pattern. The pattern of those analyzed complex words are categorized into AB + CD =AD. These patterns are based on Plag’s theory about blending words. The meaning of those complex words was built based on the first and the second words. It follows the pattern of AD, namely the first term (A) and the last term (D) are combined. The twenty blending words discussed are not common in English itself. It is because these English complex words have been domesticated by Indonesian’s terms.