20th Century Key Features

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Created by: Jessica Gibbs
Created on: 07-05-14 09:43

Language becoming less formal over time.

Informalisation

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Language associated with young adults/teenagers.

Youth Culture

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The effect of international trade, communication and education.

Globalisation

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Changes made to words in order to prevent offence towards a particular group, race or gender.

Political Correctness

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The effect of american language.

Americanism

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The opposite of hypotaxis.

Parataxis

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Words borrowed from other languages.

Loan words

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Changes in attitudes towards males and females in language.

Gender roles

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Informal language, e.g. slang words.

Colloquialisms

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E.g. computers, mobile phones, car, etc.

Technology

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Language associated with young adults/teenagers.

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Youth Culture

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The effect of international trade, communication and education.

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Changes made to words in order to prevent offence towards a particular group, race or gender.

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The effect of american language.

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20th Century Key Features