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Language Change Terms

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

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English Quiz on Language Change Terms, created by lil-pip169 on 23/04/2013.
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Created on 23 Apr 2013 · updated on 5 Jun 2016
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