Lexical Change Flashcards
1
Q
Coinage/neologism
A
Create new words
2
Q
Borrowing
A
Taking words or concepts from other languages
3
Q
Compounding
A
Whole words combined to make new ones
4
Q
Clipping/abbreviation
A
Words that are shortened and then become the new norm
5
Q
Blending
A
Words shortened and joined together to make new words (spork)
6
Q
Acronym
A
First letters taken from words to create new term (nasa)
7
Q
Initialism
A
First letter taken from words to form new word but each is pronounced (GCSE)
8
Q
Affixing
A
Prefixes suffixes or I fixed are added to words
9
Q
Conversion
A
Word shifts from one class to another
10
Q
Eponym
A
Brand names names of ppl or places used to define particular objects
11
Q
Back formation
A
Verb created from existing noun by removing suffix
12
Q
Endangered words
A
Words rarely used
13
Q
Archaisms
A
Words no longer used
