Spoken language change 0.0 / 5 ? English LanguageLanguage variation and discoursesASWJEC Created by: rgels19.16Created on: 19-01-16 09:13 Neologism The creation of a new word or new meaning for an existing word 1 of 8 Blending The merging of parts of two or more words to make a new word. 2 of 8 Clipping The shortening of the word, the clipped version of the word then becomes more well known 3 of 8 Borrowing Using a word that has been borrowed from another language 4 of 8 Compounding Where two seperate words are joined together to create a new meaning 5 of 8 Affixation Adding letters to the beginning or end of a word (prefix and suffix) 6 of 8 Archaism Words or expressions that were commonly used but are not used as muh now 7 of 8 Orthographical The study of how the spelling of words changes over time 8 of 8
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