Les amalgames lexicaux et la grammaticalisation

ANGLAIS SCIENTIFIQUE ET TECHNIQUE
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Terminologie 3/4
OBJECTIF
> LEXIQUE : LES MOTS VALISES (AMALGAMES LEXICAUX) ET LA GRAMMATICALISATION
Lexique de l'informatique et du web
Un mot-valise est un néologisme formé par la fusion d'au moins deux autres mots existant dans la
langue. (Wikipedia)
Exercice : donner la composition des mots ci-dessous
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Mots valises
blogosphere
elint
emoticon
humint
macintrash
netiquette
netizen
netspionage
podcast
weblog, blog
wikipedia
workaholic
smog
modem
bit
pixel
motel
codec
spam
medicare
telethon
chocoholic
billary
bollywood
spanglish
brunch
fanzine
internet
oxbridge
sci-Fi
sexploitation
exurbs
podcasting
widget
Brangelina
camcorder
stagflation
webinar
televangelist
sitcom
malware
Description + Définition
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infomercial
infotainment
wifi
electrocute
televangelist
advertorial
tweetaholics
wiktionary
monicagate
shopaholic
blogaholic
cyborg
mockumentary
La grammaticalisation est un processus linguistique diachronique qui transforme un mot purement
lexical en morphème ou structure grammaticale. (cf. Wikipedia)
Exercice : expliquer le fonctionnement des termes en gras dans les énoncés ci-dessous
Grammaticalisation
"If you're rofling on the floor"
"I'm totally ROFLing about your kiddie quote for
today"
"Mary googled for Wikipedia references"
"Do you Yahoo?"
“Let’s geek out today!”
Exercices complémentaires
1. Find the words that match the following definitions
a. The memory available for temporary use on a computer.
b. An address where you can find information, e.g. about a company.
c. Programs you use on your computer.
d. For example, a computer, a printer, a screen.
e. It makes it possible for one computer to communicate with another.
f. A unit of measurement for storing information.
g. You can use it to transfer pictures to your computer.
h. A program that destroys data and damages computers.
k. The place in your computer where information is stored.
l. A series of interconnected computers and databases around the world
m. A part of a website that can be read on a computer screen
n. The first page that you can see when you look at a website
o. A piece of equipment that is used to send information from a computer through a telephone system
p. To copy computer programs or information electronically
q. A connection between documents on areas on the internet
r. To press the button on a computer mouse
s. To organize and design the words on a page or written document
t. A computer program which allows you to look at pages on the internet
2. Translate into English
- base de données
- la bureautique
- circuit imprimé
- copie de sauvegarde
- données
- un haut-parleur
- une imprimante
- les voyants
- un graphique
- mémoriser
- déboguer
- réinitialiser
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- un microprocesseur
- un traitement de texte
- un utilisateur
- interface utilisateur