English Language 2.0 / 5 based on 1 rating ? English LanguageA2/A-levelAQA Created by: Charlie Anne LewisCreated on: 18-04-13 14:23 What is the definition of archaic? Words that are obsolete and no longer used by the general population. 1 of 5 What is prescriptivism? An attitude which makes judgement on what's right or wrong and holds language to an ideal, maintained standard. 2 of 5 What is omission? Sounds disappear from words e.g. 'football - fooball' 3 of 5 What is the definition of pejoration? A word acquires more favourable connonations or negative meaning e.g. gaudy used to mean brilliant and cheerful but now means tasteless. 4 of 5 What does initalism mean? A group of initials used to form a word, with the letters pronounced separately e.g DVD - Digital Versatile Disc 5 of 5
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