Language Change

Question 1

archaism

Answer 1

Words which are no longer in everyday use or have a lost a particular meaning in current usage

Question 2

pejoration

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when a word takes on a more negative connotation over time

Question 3

broadening

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the meaning of a word becoming broader or more inclusive

Question 4

etymology

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the study of historical relation between a word and the earlier form or forms from which it has developed

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amelioration

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when a word takes on a more positive connotation over time

Question 6

narrowing

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when the meaning of a word becomes narrower and more exclusive

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Graphology

Answer 7

the writing system

Question 8

Orthography

Answer 8

the letters and spelling

Question 9

Pragmatics

Answer 9

the social context and meanings

Question 10

Morphology

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the structure and building blocks of words

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Lexis

Answer 11

the words

Question 12

Syntax

Answer 12

the word order

Question 13

Semantics

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the meaning of words (categories)

Question 14

Obsolete

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No longer in use

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Coinage

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Creation of new words

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Neologism

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A newly invented word

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Derivation

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Forming a new word from an existing word, often by adding a prefix or suffix

Question 18

Prefix

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A group of letters added to the beginning of the word to make a new word

Question 19

Eponym

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A word which takes the name of its inventor or discoverer

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Suffix

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A group of letters added at the end of a word to make a new word

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Root/Stem

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The part of a word which cannot be changed and which can be added to for a change in meaning

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Conversion

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Creating a new word, or a new word class, from an existing one or from a different word class

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Telescoping

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The contraction of a phrase, word or part of a word

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Compounding

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Forming a word from two or more units than are themselves words

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Blending

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Forming a new word by joining the beginning of one word to the end of another

Question 26

Coalescence

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The phonological process whereby two sounds merge into one

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Backformation

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The formation of a simpler word from an existing one that appears to be derived from it

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Reduplication

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Where sounds are repeated with identical or only very slight change

Question 29

Borrowing

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The introduction of specific words, constructions, or morphological elements from one language to another.