Lexical Changes

Question 1

Lexical change

Answer 1

When new words enter our language or when old words aren’t used anymore

Question 2

Neologism

Answer 2

New words

Question 3

Archaisms

Answer 3

When old words become extinct

Question 4

Many simple words/phrases we use originate form..

Answer 4

Anglo Saxon

Question 5

Who thought of the functional theory

Answer 5

Halliday

Question 6

Functional theory

Answer 6

Language changes to suit needs of language users

Question 7

Borrowing + examples

Answer 7

Borrowing words from other languages
E.g gateau

Question 8

Borrowing + examples

Answer 8

Borrowing words from other languages
E.g gateau

Question 9

Compounding and example

Answer 9

Combining words together to form new words
E.g. thumbprint

Question 10

Blending and example

Answer 10

Words are shortened and hounded together to form a new word
E.g. Smog

Question 11

Affiliation and example

Answer 11

Adding Greek prefixes or suffixes
E.g. disinterest, selfless

Question 12

Scientific progress and example

Answer 12

Advance in medicine, science and technology cause new words and phrases to be coined
E.g. CHemotherapy

Question 13

Clipping and example

Answer 13

When shortened version of word becomes norm
E.g. Celeb, gym

Question 14

Acronym and example

Answer 14

First letters taken from word to create new words - pronounced as single word
E.g. NATO

Question 15

Initialism and example

Answer 15

First letters taken from words to create a new term - pronounced as a single word
E.g. FBI

Question 16

Back formation and example Adding

Answer 16

Verb created from an existing noun by removing a suffix
E.g. from sculpt to sculpture

Question 17

Attitude towards early modern language

Answer 17

Growing price in language after return to English following many years of french rule

Question 18

Inkhorn terms

Answer 18

Words borrowed from other languages

Question 19

Some saw inkhorn terms as just temporarily _____… the English language

Answer 19

Fashionable
Clogging polluting or corrupting

Question 20

Why did swift make a proposal

Answer 20

Though English language was in chaos

Question 21

Swifts main concerns were (3)

Answer 21

Shortened words
Unnecessary contractions e.g. disturb’d
Words ‘invented by some pretty fellow’ e.g. banter, which he claimed were mere ‘fashion’ and likely to fall out of use.

Question 22

Swifts proposals are an example of…

Answer 22

Change from above

Question 23

Change from above

Answer 23

Attempts by those in power, positions of authority to impose a ‘correct’ form of language on it’s users

Question 24

Change from below

Answer 24

Language changing due to Normal/lower status people

Question 25

David Crystal considers language change as _____ rather than _____

Answer 25

Development rather than deterioration