English Language Change

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A-Level English language Test sobre English Language Change, creado por Lucy Ledger el 07/06/2016.
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Resumen del Recurso

Pregunta 1

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

Pregunta 2

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

Pregunta 3

Pregunta
What sort of word is 'satnav'?
Respuesta
  • Conversion
  • Blend
  • Affixation
  • Compound

Pregunta 4

Pregunta
'FBI' is an acronym.
Respuesta
  • True
  • False

Pregunta 5

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

Pregunta 6

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

Pregunta 7

Pregunta
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'.
Respuesta
  • Back-formation
  • Initialism
  • Acronym
  • Clipping
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