Language Change Flashcards
1
Q
Halliday’s Functional Theory.
A
Language changes to suit the needs of language users.
2
Q
Catalysts for language change.
A
1.) Social/Cultural change
2.) Technology
3.) Fashion
4.) Youth Culture
5.) Foreign influence
6.) Media/Politics/Current Affairs
3
Q
List 10 processes of neologism
A
1.) Adding a prefix or a suffix
2.) Conversion of Word Class
3.) Blends
4.) Compound Words
5.) Initials
6.) Loan Words
7.) New Meanings
8.) Proper names
9.) Clipping
10.) Perjoration
4
Q
The Inkhorn Controversy
A
“Some seek so far for outlandish English that they forget all together their mates language.”
- Tom Wilson
Concerns about the ‘purity’ of language.
5
Q
Words brought in by War
A
No Mans Land, Trench Foot, Machine Gun
6
Q
Words brought in by Science
A
Drugs, Diet, Cholesterol, Penicillin
