c2 Terminology

• Abbreviations: Can either be standard (pm) or invented.
• Acronym: Initial letters of a phrase that are pronounced as a word (lol)
• Affixation: The addition of a suffix or prefix to a word to change its meaning
• Blending: Putting two words together to make a new word
• Borrowing: Taking words from other languages
• Clipping: Creating a new word by dropping a syllable or two from a pre-existing word
• Coinage: Creation of new words that are completely made up
• Colloquialism: Slang
• Compounding: Two words put together to make a new word
• Contraction: Missing letters
• Conversion: Changing a word class (Netflixing)
• Deletion: Deleting double letters
• Deviant spellings: Abbreviating words to accentuate words or convey phonology
• Emoticons: Pictures made from punctuation to convey tone
• Initialism: Phrase represented by the first letters but you don't say it like a word (btw)
• Letter and Number Homophones: A number or letter that stands in for part of a word because it sounds the same (2 = too/to)
• Logogram: Graphic units are associated with words or actions (x = kiss)
• Mixed-Mode: Increased use of colloquialisms or non-standard grammar.
• Neologism: Newly created word or expression
• Vowel Deletions: Vowels missed out to save space (alwys = always)