Terminology Flashcards
1
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Analogy
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The tendency of a language to follow a certain pattern
2
Q
Ascertain
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fixing
3
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Chaucer English / Chaucerism
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Old fashioned English objected to by the grammarians Example: y-bore = born
4
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Etymological
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Refers to the original language a word stems from
5
Q
Inkhorn terms
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Any foreign borrowing to English deemend unnecessary or overly pretentious (16th C purists)
6
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Ideolect
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personal speech
7
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Oversea languages
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Italian, Spanish words because of the Italianation of the English noblemen (The Grand Tour)
