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initial letters pronounced as alphabeticalisms

taking words from other languages

direct translation the original foreign words

Using prefixes and the suffixes to make new words

Attitude that gives rules to follow & aims to dictate language

Processes that charts rules & allows change

Aitchison Metaphor: people are lazy

Aitchison Metaphor: language must be preserved

Aitchison Metaphor: poor language is caught from those around us

Goodman: language forms traditionally reserved for close personal relationships are now used in much wider social contexts