Change through time

Question 1

Three main languages that helped form English

Answer 1

Old Norse
Old English
Norman French

Question 2

Two ways in which English gains new words

Answer 2

Neologisms/Coining
Loan words

Question 3

Two ways in which English gains new words

Answer 3

Neologisms/Coining
Loan words

Question 4

8 Ways in which neologisms are formed

Answer 4

Amelioration
Pejoration
Blending
Compounding
Acronyms/ initialisms
Bleaching
Broadening
Narrowing
Metaphor

Question 5

What are amelioration and pejoration?

Answer 5

Amelioration refers to a word gaining positive connotation and pejoration is the gaining of negative connotation.

Question 6

Bleaching is…

Answer 6

When a words meaning loses a degree of its meanings intensity through overuse.

Question 7

What are the possible reasons for language change in English?

Answer 7

Technological advancements
Colonialism
Loaning from other languages
Changes in social values and attitudes