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2. What is Coinage/neologism?

  • The creation of completely new words
  • The removal of part of a word
  • Taking words from other languages

3. What is amelioration?

  • When a word takes on a more pleasant meaning
  • When a word takes on a more negative meaning
  • When a word loses its value

4. Who introduced the metaphor ''Crumbling Castle'' to describe people fears of language change

  • Jean Aitcheson
  • Samuel Johnson
  • Richard Cowdrey

5. Which one is an acronym?

  • FBI
  • RADAR (Radio Detection And Ranging)
  • CD

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