Lexical Invention Flashcards
1
Q
What is lexical invention?
A
Using completely new words
2
Q
Borrowing/ loan words
A
new words are brought in from other languages.
For example, ‘Blitz’ from German.
3
Q
Eponymisation
A
using someone’s
name to form a word. For example, ‘to
google’ after the search engine.
4
Q
Neologisation
A
A completely new word is invented
