language change Flashcards
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reasons for language change
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technology, social changes, travel and science
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what is prescriptivism
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belief that one type of language is acceptable
3
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what is descriptivism
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belief that all types of language are acceptable
4
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what is borrowing
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taking words from other languages
5
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what is affixation
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adding a prefix or a suffix to a word
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what is compounding
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two words combined together
7
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what is blending
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two words moulded together eg smog = smoke and fog
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