Language Change Terminology 3.0 / 5 based on 1 rating ? English LanguageA2/A-levelAQA Created by: CallyCreated on: 08-05-13 12:34 Register Drift Words change from formal to slang. 1 of 19 Derivation Adding affixes (prefixes or suffixes) to an existing word. 2 of 19 Compounding Two words are stuck together in their entirety to make a new word. e.g. dragonfly = dragon and fly 3 of 19 Blending Two words are moulded together to form a new word. Usually by sticking together the beginning of one word to the end of another. E.g. brunch = breakfast and lunch. 4 of 19 Clipping Chopping a bit off the word. The clipped word then becomes the most used. E.g. Influenza = Flu. 5 of 19 Conversion Changing a word class. E.g. From a noun to a verb. Google = I googled it. 6 of 19 Eponym Maker lends their name to a product. E.g. James Dyson created the Dyson vacuum cleaner. 7 of 19 Acronyms Taking the initial letters of words and making them into a combination, pronounceable as a new word. E.g. TARDIS - Time And Relative Dimension In Space. 8 of 19 Initialisms Saying the individual letters. E.g. BBC 9 of 19 Coinage Usually formed from brand names which become part of the language. Least common as completely new words are rare. E.g. Aspirin 10 of 19 Borrowing Taking words from another language. 11 of 19 Semantic change Changes in meaning over time 12 of 19 Polysemic Meanings running alongside each other. E.g. Gay= Happy and Homosexual 13 of 19 Amelioration Words becoming more positive 14 of 19 Pejoration Words become more negative 15 of 19 Broadening Meaning of a word becomes broader. 16 of 19 Narrowing Meanings of a word get narrower over time. 17 of 19 Prescriptivism Where it is believed Language Change is a negative thing. Set of rules needed to be enforced to ensure it is used properly. 18 of 19 Descriptivism Language change is a positive thing. Focuses on how and why changes occur. 19 of 19
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