semantic change 0.0 / 5 ? English LanguageLanguage and social valuesA2/A-levelAQA Created by: CiaraCreated on: 19-04-16 18:52 Amelioration Develops positive meaning. EG- Nice. BEFORE: Foolish. AFTER: Good 1 of 8 Pejoration Develops negative meaning. EG- Notorious. BEFORE: Well known, AFTER: Well known for doing something bad 2 of 8 Weakening Word loses strength of meaning- EG- Soon BEFORE: Immediately AFTER; In a sort while 3 of 8 Broadening Word that has specific meaning becomes more general EG- Place BEFORE: Broad street AFTER: Any area 4 of 8 Narrowing Word that has general meaning can develop a narrower meaning EG- Mean BEFORE: Any food AFTER: Flesh of an animal 5 of 8 Clipping Drop one or more syllables to create an abbreviation EG- Demo for Demonstration 6 of 8 Initialism First letter of each word stands for something for example FBI 7 of 8 Acronym First letter of each word when combined create new word for example LOL or ASAP 8 of 8
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