Language Change - Lexical Change

Question 1

Name all lexical processes (6)

Answer 1

Borrowing (off loan words)
Compounding 
Blending
Affixation
Conversion 
Scientific progress

Question 2

Borrowing (off loan words) definition and example

Answer 2

Borrowing words from other languages 
Eg gateau (french)

Question 3

Compounding definition and example

Answer 3

Combining words together to form new words

Eg ice cream, thumbprint

Question 4

Blending definition and example

Answer 4

Combination of clipping and compounding; words shortened and joined together to form a new word
Eg brunch, hangry, brexit

Question 5

Affixiation definition and example

Answer 5

Adding Latin or Greek prefixes and suffixes to existing words
Eg disinterest, selfless, hyperactive

Question 6

Conversion definition and example

Answer 6

A word shifts from one word class to another, usually a noun or verb
Eg text, google, network

Question 7

Scientific progress definition and example

Answer 7

Advances in medicine, science and technology cause new words and phrases to be coined
Eg chemotherapy (1907)

Question 8

Name all lexical shortenings (4)

Answer 8

Clipping
Acronym
Initialism
Back formation

Question 9

Clipping defintion and example

Answer 9

When a shortened version of a verb becomes normal

Eg celeb, phone, gym

Question 10

Acronym definitions and examples

Answer 10

First letters taken from words to make new terms - pronounced as single word
NATO
AIDS

Question 11

Initialism definitions and examples

Answer 11

First letters taken from words to create new terms - each letter separately pronounced
Eg BBC, MP3

Question 12

Back formation defintion and example

Answer 12

Verb is created from an existing noun by removing a suffix

Eg sculpt from sculpture, edit from editor