English Language Change

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A-Level English language Quiz am English Language Change, erstellt von Lucy Ledger am 07/06/2016.
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Zusammenfassung der Ressource

Frage 1

Frage
What is the word for 'loaning' words from another language? For example, 'barbecue' comes from Spanish.
Antworten
  • Borrowing
  • Affixation
  • Compound
  • Blend

Frage 2

Frage
What is the word for combining two separate words to create a new one?
Antworten
  • Initialism
  • Conversion
  • Compound
  • Blend

Frage 3

Frage
What sort of word is 'satnav'?
Antworten
  • Conversion
  • Blend
  • Affixation
  • Compound

Frage 4

Frage
'FBI' is an acronym.
Antworten
  • True
  • False

Frage 5

Frage
Tick the boxes which have been converted from nouns to verbs (and vice versa).
Antworten
  • text
  • mail
  • screen
  • scarf
  • Facebook

Frage 6

Frage
Tick the words with prefixes and leave the words with suffixes unticked.
Antworten
  • professional
  • hyperactive
  • creator
  • unhappy
  • Judaism

Frage 7

Frage
What is the term for when you drop one or more syllables to create an abbreviation? For example, 'demo' is often used rather than 'demonstration'.
Antworten
  • Back-formation
  • Initialism
  • Acronym
  • Clipping
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