Lexis Flashcards
Loanwords
Words that we borrow from other places of the world
Polysyllabic more complex words
Latinate lexis
Elegant sound words
French lexis
The journey of a word and how it changes diachronically
Semantic drift
When a words meaning narrows
Specialisation
When a words meaning deteriorates over time
Pejoration
When a words meaning improves over time
Amelioration
When a words meaning broadens
Generalisations
The birth and journey of a word
Etymology
The dictionary definition of a word
Denotation
Words which have died from the language
Obsolete lexis
Words which are out of fashion and no longer in use
Archaic lexis
When a discovery, invention or place is named after the person who founded it
Eponym
A focus on describing the language as it is used not saying how it should be used
Descriptivism
Descriptivism
A focus on describing the language as it is used not saying how it should be used
A focus on saying how a language should or ought to be used
Prescriptivism
Prescriptivism
A focus on saying how a language should or ought to be used
Blending of words to create neologisms
Portmanteau
