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Lexical Change Flashcards

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1
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Give an example of FOREIGN BORROWING

A

Pizza
Emoji
Mall

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2
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Give an example of LEXICAL ATTRITION / LOSS

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love child

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3
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Give an example of DERIVATION

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Hyperactive
Minibar
Postnatal

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4
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Give an example of COMPOUNDING

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sunburn
laptop
Facebook

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5
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Give an example of BLENDING

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smog (fog+smoke)

Brunch (breakfast + lunch)

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6
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Give an example of CLIPPING

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E-Bay

E-Mail

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Give an example of ABBREVIATION

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Gym
Celeb
Pub

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Give an example of ACRONYM

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AIDs
UCAS
VAT

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Give an example of INITIALISM

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DNA
IVF
IPA

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10
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What did Algeo’s research show?

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That the majority of new words were due to derivation and compounding

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A Level English Language - Language Change (4 decks)

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