Metalanguage & Linguistic Terms

Question 1

Codification

Answer 1

the process of developing and writing down a norm for a language covering elemenent of spelling, pronunciation, grammar & vocabulary

Question 2

etymology

Answer 2

the study of word origins within a language

Question 3

indo-european

Answer 3

the name given to the language that was the ancestor of many of the language that was the ancestor of many of the langages spoken today in europe and asia such as polish, punjabi and sanskrit as well as dead languages such as latin and sanskrit

Question 4

standardisation

Answer 4

the process of a language becoming more consistent in the way it is spoken and written across all of its speech communities