Language Change Terms 0.0 / 5 ? English LanguageLanguage ChangeA2/A-levelAQA Created by: LauraCardwellCreated on: 08-01-15 11:44 51082463719 Across 1. words borrowed from other languages (10) 6. adding a group of letters to an existing word in the form of a prefix or suffix (7) 7. words from names, e.g. 'sandwich' (7) 8. informal speech, often to the point of being racy, rebellious and subversive (5) 9. process in which words are combined to form a new, larger word or expression (9) Down 2. The meaning of the word is more positive than the original, e.g. ‘pretty’ used to mean ‘cunning’ or ‘crafty’ (12) 3. Shortened form of a word or phrase, e.g. 'ad' from 'advertisement' (12) 4. An approach to the study of language that favours the rules identifying correct and incorrect language use (14) 5. accents that originated in London and the South East, which have now spread outwards to several other parts of the country (7, 7) 10. A particular kind of shortening in which a word of one type is shortened to form a word of another type, e.g. 'edit' from 'editor' (4, 9)
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