Portmanteau

__//Portmanteau//__

A portmanteau word typically combines both sounds and meanings
 * [[image:http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lphqous0371qg01l2o1_400.jpg align="right"]]D** **efinition::** //Portmanteau//, Combination of two or more words to create a new word.


 * Origin::** Comes from French //porter//, to carry + //manteau//, cloak (from Old French //mantel//, from Latin //mantellum//). In then-contemporary English, a portmanteau was a suitcase.

Portmanteau is becoming more and more popular in text. We see it used in many different ways in literature both as standard English and non-stand English. Some example of this I will provide below.

__Standard English__: Brunch= breakfast+lunch Bardolatry=the bard+idolatry Smog=smoke+fog

__Brand Names__: Comcast=communication+broadcasting Accenture=accent+future Verizon=veritas+horizon

__Non-Standard English__: Spork=spoon+fork Eminem released a song called Stan=stalked+fan Tiglon=tiger+lion


 * Examples** from text:

1) //I Love Lucy//, is a television show that embraces the portmanteau in an interesting way. //I Love Lucy// is a sitcom. Sitcom is a combination of the words situation and comedy. In the episode, Vitameatavegamin, we see a situation in which Lucy is trying to advertise for a new product that is very questionable in taste and also contains a large amount of alcohol. While on the show, Lucy gets drunk and begins to say and act in a very comical manner. By combining the words situation and comedy, we truly see how this show encapsulates the portmanteau which is sitcom.

2) Advancements in technology has also led to the use of new portmanteaus. For example, //Dr. Evil's Sing Along Blog//, has a portmanteau in the title. Blog which is a combination of web and log is a portmanteau. This portmanteau has not existed forever but has recently been invented with the advancement of technologies of the internet. Interestingly, the word internet is also a portmanteau. It is a combination of the words international and network.

JB