ENGB3 Language Change lexical change How do new words enter the language? words enter the language in many different ways. 1.0 / 5 based on 1 rating ? English LanguageA2/A-levelAQA Created by: estherCreated on: 18-04-13 14:16 A new word is called a? neologism 1 of 7 a word from a foreign language becomes part of the English language is called? borrowing 2 of 7 what is compounding? two or more existing words are stuck together to form one unit of meaning 3 of 7 give an example of acronym OMG 4 of 7 what is abbreviation? the original name for something gets shortened 5 of 7 what is conversion? this happens when a word transfers form one word class to another 6 of 7 what is eponyms? this is usually happens when something is named after its inventor 7 of 7
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