Sac 1 Part 1- Lexical Change Flashcards
1
Q
Name 3 lexical changes
A
Compounding
Shortening
Blending
2
Q
What is a neologism
A
A newly coined word
3
Q
What is borrowing
A
Adopting linguistic features from another language
4
Q
What is commonization
A
Names extend from a specific case to household word. Eg- Google means any search engine
5
Q
What is an acronym
A
Words formed from the initials of other words. Eg- brb means be right back
6
Q
What is compounding
A
Forming a new word by combining two or more free morphemes. Eg- ice cream
7
Q
What is shortening
A
Produces abbreviated versions of longer words. Eg- looney meaning lunatic
8
Q
What is blending
A
Fusion of two or more elements
9
Q
What is collocation
A
Words that routinely combine with each other. Eg- rotten eggs
10
Q
What is archaism
A
Word no longer employed from earlier phrases of language
