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Language Change Terms
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Fragen in diesem Quiz (10)
1What is Amelioration?
- AThe process whereby a word gains new meanings
- BThe process whereby a word adopts a more positive meaning
- CThe process whereby adopts a more negative meaning
- DThe process whereby a word becomes more specific
2What is the name for the process whereby an object is named after a person?
- ALexicon
- BEponym
- CProprietary Name
- DDrift
3What is the difference between prescriptivist and descriptivist attitudes?
- AOne is old fashioned whereas the other is more modern
- BOne follows ideal of language, the other simply describes it
- CThere isn't one
- DBoth follow the rules of language but one more strongly than the other
4What is the difference between archaic lexis and outmoded lexis?
- AArchaic lexis has completely fallen out of use, outmoded lexis hasn't quite become archaic but is used much less than it used to be
- BArchaic lexis is lexis that was used pre-standardisation, outmoded lexis came into use after it
- COutmoded lexis has completely fallen out of use, archaic lexis hasn't quite become outmoded but is used much less than it used to be
- DOutmoded lexis is lexis that was used pre-standardisation, Archaic lexis came into use after it
5What is Affixing?
- AAdding another word on the end of a word
- BAdding a prefix or a suffix to a word
- CRemoving a prefix or a suffix from a word
6What is a Euphemism?
- AA word used to talk about something pleasant
- BA word used in place of a term or phrase which could be considered unpleasant
- CA term for the discussion of unpleasant topics
- DSwearing
7What is Estuary English?
- AThe opposite of RP, from the South East of the country
- BThe opposite of RP, from the South West of the country
- CThe accent traditionally used by news reporters in the media
- DA colloquial language found in Wales
8Globalisation refers to what?
- AThe world all speaking in the same language
- BThe world all speaking in a similar way
- CEach country of the world diverging from one another
9What is the name of the process where a language change occurs over time?
- AInitialism
- BDrift
- CAmelioration
- DStandardisation
10The difference between a compound and a blend is?
- AOne combines two words, the other three
- BOne puts two whole words together, the other merges the two
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- English Quiz am Language Change Terms, erstellt von lil-pip169 am 23/04/2013.
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- lil-pip169
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- English
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- Erstellt am 23 Apr 2013 · aktualisiert am 5 Jun 2016
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