Read the portmanteau words given below.
Write the two words from which they have been derived.
1) email
2) brunch
3) fantabulous
4) medicare
5) telecast
6) smog
7) infotainment
8) hitech
Answers
Answer:
"You see it's like a portmanteau- there are two meanings packed up into one word." -Humpty Dumpty in Lewis Carrol's novel 'Through the Looking Glass' (1871)
Portmanteau, in its present context, was first used by acclaimed English writer Lewis Carrol in 1871. Through the words of his character Humpty-Dumpty, who is speaking to Alice, Carrol explains the origin of unusual words used in the poem 'Jabberwocky'. "Slithy" means "lithe and slimy" and "mimsy" is "flimsy and miserable", explains Humpty.
Apart from Carrol, Charles Dickens is famous for using character names which were actually portmanteau words linking personality aspects of the character. In 'Bleakhouse', Mr. Boythorn's name puts together 'boyhood', the childlike goodness of his heart, and 'thorn', which refers to his harsh nature. Mr. Murdstone, another Dickens character, owes his name to the words 'murderer' and 'stone'.
James Joyce also extensively used portmanteau words in his novel 'Finnegans Wake'.
Answer:
electronic +mail
breakfast+ lunch
fantastic +fabolus
medical+care
telephone+ podcast
fog+smoke
information+entertainment
hit+technology