Language Change 3
- Created by: Joshua Jackson
- Created on: 12-04-14 10:10
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- Language Change 3
- Lexical Change
- Coinage
- creation of new words
- Obsolete
- words are no longer used
- Archaic
- words are no longer used in modern english
- Orthography
- spelling of words
- Back formation
- occurs when words have been added to suffix E.G. baby sitter
- Nelogsms
- new words themselves
- Scientific advantages in medicine + technology create new words
- Borrowing
- borrow new words from other languages normally food or objects
- Affixation
- prefixes or suffixes added to a words
- Componding
- combining two words together o create one E.G.hand-bag
- Blending
- two separate words blended together E.G. SMOG
- Coversion
- new words created when existing words changes class. spelling doesn't change just function
- Clipping
- drop syllables to make a word shorter E.G. Intro
- iinitialisms
- first letters stand for word E.G. NASA
- Acronyms
- initial letters combine to create a new words E.G. Sclept
- Coinage
- Semantic Change
- Metaphor
- describes things as if they are actually something E.G. life is a rolacoaster
- Metonymy
- words assoiated with bojects E.G. cash is now ith money and used to be money box
- Idiom
- Sayings that dont make sense E.G. raining cats and dogs
- Euphemism
- alternative words used to not offed someone
- Amileration
- word develops a positive meaning E.G. sick
- Cliche
- If idioms are used a lot becomes clliche
- Pejoration
- Word develops a negative meaning E.G. silly
- When words change meaning
- Slang and colloquialisms used
- Metaphor
- Graphological change
- Media and technology has chnged
- 18th Century onwards
- more words began with capital letters and in PDE
- proper nouns capitalized
- Abstract nouns or other words capitalized for emphasis
- 17th century
- long S based on handwriting style -- appeared in printed texts
- 19th century long S used at the end of words and alongside each other **
- long S based on handwriting style -- appeared in printed texts
- Middle 20th century -- Serif type face used
- Mid 20th century onwards -- sans serif used
- more fashionable
- Mid 20th century onwards -- sans serif used
- Lexical Change
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