English Prof Flashcards

1
Q

Process of science and technology. Borrowing from other language.

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Loan words

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2
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mixed up from other language

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CREOLE

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2
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Loan words pass into English vocab via wars, invasion , conquest

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HISTORICAL

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3
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Poetry needs creation.

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CULTURAL

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3
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Culture and thereupon absorb words in more economically and politically weak situation.

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SOCIAL

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4
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to avoid loan words.

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PSYCHOLOGICAL

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5
Q

2 words , one new word

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Compounding

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6
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Root, stem is repeated

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Reduplication

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6
Q

Affix is added

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Affixation

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6
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new word without any external change

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Conversion

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7
Q

formation by changing form or adding affixes

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derivation

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7
Q

REMOVAL OF AFFIX

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Back formation

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8
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shortening of longer word

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clipping

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9
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combining words into one by blended or overlapping

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Blending

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10
Q

first letter, ACRONYM

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Initialism

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11
Q

Invention of totally new words

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Coinage

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12
Q

wishy washy, pitter-patter, hanky panky

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reduplication

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13
Q

greenhouse, birdcage, tooltip, doorknob

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compounding

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14
Q

befriend, unhappy

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affixation

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15
Q

email

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conversion

16
Q

unhappy, dislike, rewrite

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derivation

17
Q

resurrect, typewrite, asset, edit

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back formation

18
Q

phone, plane, ad, exam

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clipping

19
Q

camcorder, motorcade, brunch, motel

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blending

20
Q

Dna, USA, DOH

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initialism

21
Q

Aspirin, klennex, nylon, zipper

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coinage

22
Q

Name

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noun

23
Q

generic, non captalized

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common noun

24
Q

specific , capitalized

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proper noun

25
Q

cant see

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abstract

26
Q

can see, feel, touch

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concrete

27
Q

groups

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collective

28
Q

can be counted

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count nouns

29
Q

cannot be counted

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non count

30
Q

king/ queen

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Gender- specific

31
Q

replace noun

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pronoun

32
Q

action

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Verb

33
Q

modifies noun or verb

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Adverb

34
Q

Goodluck

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gegegegge

35
Q

describe word or noun NOSASCOMP

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Adjective

36
Q

FANBOYS, either/or, neither nor

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conjunction

37
Q

Place, in , on , underneath

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Preposition

38
Q

YES!!!!!!

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Interjection

39
Q

placed in front of noun

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Determiner

40
Q

the borrowing is not equal

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Asymmetry

41
Q

people with little to even no knowledge came to understand it

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complexity

42
Q

by combining latin and greek affixes

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Creativity

43
Q

zero substitution, substitution , partial substitution

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Flexibility