English year 13 topics Flashcards
What is Lexis Change?
If new words are added to our vocabulary or if old worlds fall out out of use it is called lexical change.
What is coinage?
Coinages are words that are completely new and not derived in any way from other words.
Coinages are very rare in English Language.
examples of Coinage ?
What is borrowing?
When words are taken from other languages. Such words also known as loan words. Many English words are taken from other languages. Eg guitar= Spanish. Prince= French. Safari = Swahili. Borrowing sometimes occurs when a new idea or product is introduced to English life E.g The Russian noun Vodka.
The political, economic and cultural power of USA is reflected in the increasing number of Amercianisms.
E.g movie, trash, the get go.
Borrowing is popular in foods such as burrata, sushi.
Types of Lexical Change?
What is borrowing?
(simpler)
Borrowing is when a language borrows words from another languages.
E.g “pyjama”= from hindi
“Ballet” =from French
What is Proprietary names?
(simpler)
These are names of products that have been trademarked.
We often use these proprietary names to identify all makes of a product. E.g hoover( for vacuum cleaner )
Tampax for Tampons.
What is an Eponym ?
Some objects are given the name of the person invented or was first associated with the item.
E.g
Sandwich = John Montagu, 4th earl of sandwiches
Biro pens= Laszlo Josef Biro
Dyson hoovers= Sir James Dyson
Wellington boots= Viscount Wellington
What is an Acronym?
Acronyms are words formed from the initial letters of existing words.
Acronyms first appeared in the 20th century.
Examples of Acronyms
LOL= Laugh out loud
YOLO= you only live once
Bae= before anyone else
Asap= as soon as possible
NASA= National aeronautics and Space adminstration
NHS= national health service
