TERMINOLOGY

Created by

Carys Evans

Cards (28)

What are coinages?
made up words
examples of coinages
Haagen Dazs
Rizz
What are compounds?
two or more whole words joined together
examples of compounds
upload
campfire
afternoon
cobweb
what is affixation?
words formed by adding prefixes and suffixes
examples of affixation
frosty
brexiteer
corbynista
what is clipping?
a part of a previously existing word
examples of clipping
phone
mac
telly
bike
what is blending?
parts of two or more words making one new word
examples of blending
spork
blog
docusoap
brunch
what are borrowings?
words from foreign languages
examples of borrowings
latte
karaoke
Barbecue
boomerand
what are acronyms?
words made up of the initial letters of other words that can be pronounced as one word
examples of acronyms
AIDS
Unicef
PIN
what are initialisms?
words made up of the initial letters of other words which are spoken as initials
examples of initialisms
GCSE
HIV
what are eponyms?
company names used generically
examples of eponyms
Coke
hoover
chapstick
cardigan
what is zero deviation?
words that have changed word class
examples of zero deviation?
text and google are verbs
random as a noun
gift
what is backformation?
the removal of part of a word when it changes word class
examples of backformation
editor = noun
edit = verb
addict/ed
babysit/er
kidnap/er
what are portmanteau words?
the mixing of two words together to create another
examples of portmanteau words
brexit
chortle
bromance
email
romcom
sci-fi
What is prescriptivism?
idea that there is a correct, standard language. Believe it is linguistically superior
what is descriptivism?
studies how language is actually used rather than imposing a set of correct rules
what is synchronic study of language change?
focuses on change which is taking place currently or at any one time
what is diachronic study of language change?
focuses on change which has taken place over or across the whole duration of a languages existence