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A2 Language Change Flashcards

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Synonyms

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Different words with a similar meaning

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Neologism

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Creation of new words and expressions

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Antonym

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The opposite to synonyms

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Borrowing

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The introduction of a new word from another language-chocolate

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eponym

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The name of a person given to an item/something else (lord sandwich)

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Propriety names

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The name given to a product by an organisation which then is used as the name for the same product (Hoover)

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Acronym

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Initial letters of a phrase which make a word (RADAR)

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Initialism

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Say the individual letters/initials or a phrase (CD)

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Clipping

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Shortening a word from a longer word (maths)

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Affixation

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Prefix and suffix

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Prefix

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Bound morpheme added to the start of a word (un)

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Suffix

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Morpheme added to the end of a word- (ing)

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Conversion

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When a word changes it’s word type without affixation - I will text you- I have a text

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Compound

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Two words joined to create a new word (size-zero)

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Backformation

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Removal of an affix from an existing word to permanent

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Blend

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Two words forming to make a new one. Smoke and fog- smog

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Semantic change

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A change in a words meaning over time

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Drift

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A process of linguistic change over a period of time

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Amelioration

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The upgrading or elevation of a words meaning

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Pejoration

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Downgrading of a words meaning

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Narrowing

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A words meaning becomes less general or inclusive

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Broadening

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Meaning of a word becomes broader

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Metaphor

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A comparison made between two unlike things

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Euphemism

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Substitute of an inoffensive expression in place of an offensive one

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Idiom

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An expression that means something other than the literal meaning of it’s individual words

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