Language change flash cards 0.0 / 5 ? English LanguageLangauge ChangeA2/A-levelAQA Created by: MattHeasman23Created on: 11-05-16 13:07 Broadening When a words meaning gets more diverse over time 1 of 11 Narrowing When a words meaning gets less specific over time 2 of 11 House talk When women talk about about domestic activities within the home 3 of 11 Archaic words A word which isn't used as heavily as it once was 4 of 11 Obsolete words When a word is completely extinct and no longer used 5 of 11 Damp spoon Language changes because people are lazy 6 of 11 Crumbling castle Language was once a monumental building which has been left to degrade 7 of 11 Infectious disease Negative effects on language spread like a disease among people 8 of 11 Prescriptivist Someone who believes langauge is/has degraded 9 of 11 Descriptivist Someone who believes language is ever evolving and there is so 'golden point' of langauge 10 of 11 Gossip Chatty talk between women which are usually relating to scandal or something similar, not to be confused with house talk 11 of 11
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