Semantics/Morphology Flashcards
Affixation?
Addition of an affix
Neologism?
A new word
Blend?
The combination of parts of 2 words
Initialisms
Acronyms but said as each individual letter
Acronyms
A group of letters representing something said as a word
Shortenings
Removal of a suffix (End sound)
Compounds
The combination of 2 words to make a single word
Conversion
Word class changes, affix remains
Collocations
Words that go in pairs, like raining cats and ___ (Dogs)
Borrowings
Word taken from another language
Backformations
removal of an affix
Analogies
Words that a logical assumption can be made due to parallels
Detonative change
Change of meaning
Broadening
More meanings that it used to have
Narrowing
Less meanings than it used to have
Shift
New meaning, Old meaning is scrapped
Connotative change
Emotive overtones
elevation
Gains positive connotations or negative connotations subside
deterioration
the negative connotation of a word taking over the positive
Obsolesence
Word becoming obsolete/never used
Prescriptivism
Standard language rules, proper form only.
Descriptivism
Changes should be observed and documented
Commonisation
The commoning of a proper noun
Archaisims
Words that are only used for special purposes
