Lexical Change Revison cards about lexical change processes. 2.0 / 5 based on 1 rating ? English LanguageA2/A-levelAQA Created by: Lauren ClaytonCreated on: 10-04-13 11:32 Coinage Completely new words which have entered the lexicon Are not derived in any way from other words. There aren't many of them! E.g. googol, phising, Tumblr. 1 of 9 Loan words Words borrowed from other languages and cultures. Can occur due to invasion or a new product from another country, for example. Large amounts from French, Latin and Greek. E.g. prince (French), lager (German), alcohol (Arabic), paella (Spanish), vodka (Russian) 2 of 9 Americanisms Words or expressions that have come from America. (Does not include American spellings.) Examples. off of, gotten, Have to be in common usage in England to count. 3 of 9 Affixing - Prefixes Adding a prefix to an existing word to create a new one. Examples: multimedia, multinational, international, internet, pre-, pro- 4 of 9 Affixing - Suffixes The same process, just on the ends of words. Examples: -ment, -tive, -tion, -ly, -ing 5 of 9 Compounds New words created by combing two whole words. Can be written as one word, hyphenated or spaced. Examples: blackbird, laptop, blue-eyed, head boy, facebook, headline, happy hour, head waiter 6 of 9 Blends Similar to compounds, but created by combing parts of words to create a new one. Examples: smog (smoke-fog), motel (motor-hotel), guyliner (guy-eyeliner), Brangelina (Brad-Angelina) 7 of 9 Abbreviations/Clipping Words used more frequently in their abbreviated form than in their full form. Examples: flu (influenza), cig (cigarrette), the net (the internet) 8 of 9 Acronyms Where an acronym is used regularly in the lexicon as a word which is understood as a whole, not by the sum of its parts. Can include text speak Examples: RADAR, LOL, etc 9 of 9
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