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1
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lexical innovation

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using words we already have to form new ones

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blending

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taking parts of two existing words
eg blitz

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Clipping

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removal of parts of word

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conversion

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word changes class (eg from noun to verb like email)

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5
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compounding

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combing two existing words
eg football

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affixation

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adding a prefix to word
eg remainders

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reduplication

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combining two similar sounds
eg walkie talkie

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acronymisation and initialisation

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taking first letters in phrases to form
Acronym : LASER , NASA
initialism : BBC

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LEXICAL INVENTION

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using completely new words

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borrowing/loan words

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new words brought from other languages
eg blitz from germany

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eponymisation

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using someones name to form a word
eg to google it

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eponymisation

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using someones name to form a word
eg to google it

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neologisation

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completely new word invented
eg Mx as a new pronoun

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14
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Amelioration

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word gains more positive meaning

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Amelioration

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word gains more positive meaning

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bleaching

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word loses power
eg crap

17
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derogation

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a word gets a worse meaning over
time
eg spinster

18
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Expansion

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words definition expands
eg bird is used to describe just small birds

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