Language Change Terminology Flashcards
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Semantic reclamation
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A process in which an oppressed group redefines a slur and how it has been used against them, using it in their own context to empower themselves.
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Semantic bleaching
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Is the reduction of a word’s intensity
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Understatement
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With the newer meaning having a stronger intensity than the original meaning.
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