section B terminology

Question 1

abbreviations

Answer 1

might be standard (PM) or invented (tomoz)

Question 2

acronym

Answer 2

initial letters of a phrase that are then PRONOUNCED AS A WORD

Question 3

affixation

Answer 3

adding a prefix or suffix to an existing word to make a new word

Question 4

blending

Answer 4

parts of two words put together to make a new word

Question 5

borrowing

Answer 5

taking words from other languages

Question 6

clipping

Answer 6

creation of a new word by dropping one or more syllables

Question 7

coinage

Answer 7

construction and addition of new words to the language

Question 8

colloquialism

Answer 8

informal word, phrase, or pronunciation typical of informal speech

Question 9

compounding

Answer 9

2 words compounded to make a new word

Question 10

contraction

Answer 10

missing letters; don’t, won’t

Question 11

conversion

Answer 11

changing a word class by using it to mean something different

google (noun) — to google (verb)

Question 12

deletion

Answer 12

deleting double letters

Question 13

deviant spelling

Answer 13

happenin’ to abbreviate; baybee to accentuate or convey phonology

Question 14

emoticons

Answer 14

pictures made from punctuation to convey tone

Question 15

initialism

Answer 15

a phrase is represented by its initials

Question 16

letter & number homophones

Answer 16

a number or letter that stands for all or part of a word because it sounds the same

Question 17

logograms

Answer 17

graphic units associated with words or actions

‘x’

Question 18

mixed-mode

Answer 18

increased use of colloquial, casual or non-standard grammar in text

Question 19

neologism

Answer 19

a newly created word/expression

Question 20

vowel deletion

Answer 20

vowels missed out to save space or reduce key taps