process where words or phrases develop a more positive connotation e.g. wicked
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Pejoration
when a word or phrase develops a more negative connotation e.g. attitude
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Determinism
idea that language determines the way we think and behave
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Reflectionism
idea that language reflects the society that produces it
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Sapir-Wharf Hypothesis
idea that our language constructs our view of the world and that it is difficult or even impossible to think beyond it. Language controls our perceptions of reality - influencing us to think in certain ways
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Linguistic Relativity
idea that claims that language exerts a powerful influence over how we think and behave
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Semantic Reclamation
taking language that has have negative connotations and trying to overturn them by using language in new ways
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Broadening
when words require a broader reference e.g. hover is now another word for vacuum which is originally a brand name
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Narrowing
words used that mean a broader thing e.g. deer used to mean animal and now it's a particular animal
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Innovation
the creation of a new word, phrase, meaning or way of saying something - sometimes initially perceived as a mistake
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Diffusion
the spread of a feature from the original user to a wider population
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Conversion/Functional Shift
a word shifts from one word class to another, usually from a noun to a verb
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Clipping
words are shortened and the shortened form becomes the norm
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Back Formation
a verb is created from an existing noun by removing a suffix
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Neologism
the creation of new words
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Coinage
borrowing words/concepts from other languages
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Borrowing
loan words from other languages e.g. bungalow
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Compounding
the combination of whole words to make new ones e.g. arm + chair = armchair
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Blending
parts of words combined to make new words e.g. breakfast + lunch = brunch
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Affixation
one or more free morphemes are combined with one or more bound morphemes e.g. en slave enslave
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Initialism
first letters are taken from a series of words but can not be read together
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Acronym
first letters are taken from a series of words to create a new term e.g. SIMS
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Eponym
name's of a person or company are used to define a particular object e.g. saxaphone
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Other cards in this set
Card 2
Front
when a word or phrase develops a more negative connotation e.g. attitude
Back
Pejoration
Card 3
Front
idea that language determines the way we think and behave
Back
Card 4
Front
idea that language reflects the society that produces it
Back
Card 5
Front
idea that our language constructs our view of the world and that it is difficult or even impossible to think beyond it. Language controls our perceptions of reality - influencing us to think in certain ways
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