Language Change

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What word is used to describe language change over time?
diachronic
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What is 'blowest'?
Second person singular present tense archaic verb inflection
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What is the definition of pejoration?
Leixs which has developed a more negative meaning over time
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What is the opposite of pejoration?
Amelioration
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What is the 'Long S, seen in older texts and usually pre-standardisation?
form of a lower case 's' written or printed to look more like an 'f'
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When did Caxton introduce the printing press in England?
1476
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What did Fairclough's theory of informalisation say?
A modern text is more likely to resemble conversation and have a personal register than an older text.
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What is the framework Orthography concerned with?
Spelling
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When was the King James Bible written?
Over 400 years ago
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What time frame is classed as Early Modern English?
1450-1700
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What is back formulation?
removing an affix
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What is blending?
combining two words to create a new word
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What is conversion?
changing of word class
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What is a euphemism?
A way of describing something in a pleasant manner
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What is 'blowest'?

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Second person singular present tense archaic verb inflection

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What is the definition of pejoration?

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What is the opposite of pejoration?

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What is the 'Long S, seen in older texts and usually pre-standardisation?

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