Diachronic Variation - Variation of language over time.
Synchronic Variation - Variation of language across society at a single point in time.
Semantic Change - The evolution of a word's meaning.
Low Frequency Lexis - Words not used or spelt often (often formal or archaic words)
Archaic - old, outdated, old fashioned, etc.
Overt Prestige - Explicit & open (in the context of divergence, etc.)
Covert Prestige - Hidden or subconscious divergence.
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