Lexical Change Processes 0.0 / 5 ? English LanguageLanguage Change and DiversityA2/A-levelEdexcel Created by: chxrwestCreated on: 07-01-16 19:54 Compound two whole words e.g. laptop 1 of 13 Blend two parts of a different word e.g. motel 2 of 13 Conversion a word changes word class e.g. google 3 of 13 Collocation words frequently used to form a recognisable phrase e.g. 9/11 4 of 13 Acronym where the first letters of words become a new word e.g. lol 5 of 13 Initialism use the first letter of each word e.g. SMS 6 of 13 Borrowing words taken from another language 7 of 13 Broadening a word takes on more meaning over time 8 of 13 Narrowing a word looses meaning over time 9 of 13 Pejoration a word aquires negative meaning 10 of 13 Amelioration a word aquires positive meaning 11 of 13 Abbreviation when shortening a word creates another word e.g. plane 12 of 13 Archaism words or phrases that are no longer words 13 of 13
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