Change terminology 0.0 / 5 ? English LanguageLanguage changeA2/A-levelAQA Created by: Ellierose1999Created on: 27-05-17 15:36 Diachronic variation Study language variation over time. 1 of 22 Synchronic variation Langauge at particular point. 2 of 22 Coinage Creation new words 3 of 22 Neologism Forming new words 4 of 22 Borrowing Borrowing from another language 5 of 22 Compounding 2 separate words put together 6 of 22 Blending 2 words merged together 7 of 22 Conversion Words change class 8 of 22 Eponym Name of person becomes name of whole product. 9 of 22 Proprietary name Name of company becomes common name. 10 of 22 Affixiation New prefixes and suffixes combine 11 of 22 Clipping Dropping syllables 12 of 22 Initialisms Letter becomes word 13 of 22 Acronyms Letters make new words 14 of 22 Back formation Suffixes removed 15 of 22 Obsolete Word no longer in use 16 of 22 Archaisms Words obsolete 17 of 22 Idiosynchrasies Different word for same configuration 18 of 22 Proclitic contractions Used at beginning- ;twas 19 of 22 Enclitic contractions End- 'its 20 of 22 Metonymy Word associated with object rather than actual name. 21 of 22 Idiom Words that don't make sense. 22 of 22
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