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Etymology Flashcards

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Lexis / lexicon / lexicography

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Words, the word base, the study thereof

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Structuralism

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Analysis by breaking down into (more) fundamental elements

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Archaisms

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Features that are considered too old to be currently conventional

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Neologisms

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New words

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Borrowing (neologisms)

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Imported from other languages

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Creation (neologisms)

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Created using conventions of current language (derivation, compounding)

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Derivation
Productive:
Unproductive:

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P- affixes still in use (eg anti, hyper, mega)

U - affixed no longer in use (eg. In)

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Compounding
Hyphen:
Blend:

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H - eg. Porte-billets

B - no hyphen eg. Portefeuille

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Change of meaning

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Modification of terms due to use patterns eg navette

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