Language Change 0.0 / 5 ? English LanguageLanguage ChangeA2/A-levelAll boards Created by: AbbyKingCreated on: 17-12-17 22:40 Diachronic Change The historical development of language 1 of 24 Prescriptivism Language should be fixed and shouldn't change. 2 of 24 Descriptivism No judgement on language change /see language change as a positive thing. 3 of 24 Synchronic Change The study of language change at a particular moment in time. 4 of 24 Neologism The deliberate creation of a new word. 5 of 24 Borrowing Borrowing of words/concepts from other languages. 6 of 24 Compounding Words are combined together to form new words. 7 of 24 Clipping Words are shortened and the shortened version becomes the norm. 8 of 24 Blending A combination of clipping and compounding 9 of 24 Acronym The first letters are taken from a serious of words to create a new term. 10 of 24 Initialism Like an acronym but each letter is pronounced. 11 of 24 Affixiation One or more free morphemes are combined with one or more bound morphemes. 12 of 24 Conversion A word shifts from one word class to another, usually from a noun to a verb. 13 of 24 Eponym Names of a person or company are used to define particular objects. 14 of 24 Back Formation A verb is created from an existing noun by removing a suffix. 15 of 24 Inkhorn Terms Foreign borrowing into english considered unnecessary or over pretentious. 16 of 24 Conscious Changes Change that is usually initiated by those in dominant social position or occupying a position of power and authority. 17 of 24 Unconscious Changes Usually driven by the users of the language, developing or adapting language according to their own social need. 18 of 24 Neosemy The process whereby a new meaning develops for an existing word. 19 of 24 Stative Verb A verb which describes the state of being ratherthan a physical action. 20 of 24 Broadening When the meaning of a word broadens or becomes less specific. 21 of 24 Narrowing When the meaning of a word becomes more specific 22 of 24 Amelioration When the meaning of a word becomes more polite. 23 of 24 Purjoration When the meaning of a word becomes more rude. 24 of 24
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