Lexical Change Flashcards
(9 cards)
1
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Neologisms
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New words that enter the language
2
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Archaisms
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Words cease to be used
3
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Functional theory
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Language changes to suit our needs
4
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Random fluctuation theory
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Random events/errors
5
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Ink horn controversy (cheke)
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There was a concern with language not being “pure”.
6
Q
What are 3 ways words come into our language
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Borrowing (from other languages)
Blending (beginning of one word added to ending of other)
Clipping (shortening of words)eg mathematics to maths
7
Q
What is scientific progress
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Advances in medicine and technology cause new words to be invented. Eg chemotherapy
8
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Acronym
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A word composed of the fist letters or parts of a name or series of words
9
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Initialism
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An abbreviation consisting of initial letters pronounced separately like BBC
