5 Global contact and language enrichment Flashcards
1
Q
Amber
A
yellowy-orange precious stone
2
Q
Borrowings
A
When one language takes words from another, new items are called this
3
Q
Cot
A
child’s bed with high vertical sides
4
Q
Enrich
A
make richer
5
Q
Gimmick
A
frivolous way of attracting attention
6
Q
Hammock
A
net hung and used as a bed
7
Q
Hara-kiri
A
type of ceremonial suicide
8
Q
Intelligentsia
A
social class of intellectuals
9
Q
Lexicons
A
vocabulary
10
Q
Linguistic consequences
A
results affecting languages
11
Q
Loan words
A
When one language takes words from another, new items are called this
12
Q
Mumps
A
a childhood illness
13
Q
Of classical origin
A
from ancient Latin or Greek
14
Q
Palaver
A
unnecessary trouble
15
Q
Roster
A
list of people’s turns for jobs
