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Language Change Terms

Question 1 of 10

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What is Amelioration?

Select one of the following:

  • The process whereby a word gains new meanings

  • The process whereby a word adopts a more positive meaning

  • The process whereby adopts a more negative meaning

  • The process whereby a word becomes more specific

Explanation

Question 2 of 10

1

What is the name for the process whereby an object is named after a person?

Select one of the following:

  • Lexicon

  • Eponym

  • Proprietary Name

  • Drift

Explanation

Question 3 of 10

1

What is the difference between prescriptivist and descriptivist attitudes?

Select one of the following:

  • One is old fashioned whereas the other is more modern

  • One follows ideal of language, the other simply describes it

  • There isn't one

  • Both follow the rules of language but one more strongly than the other

Explanation

Question 4 of 10

1

What is the difference between archaic lexis and outmoded lexis?

Select one of the following:

  • Archaic lexis has completely fallen out of use, outmoded lexis hasn't quite become archaic but is used much less than it used to be

  • Archaic lexis is lexis that was used pre-standardisation, outmoded lexis came into use after it

  • Outmoded lexis has completely fallen out of use, archaic lexis hasn't quite become outmoded but is used much less than it used to be

  • Outmoded lexis is lexis that was used pre-standardisation, Archaic lexis came into use after it

Explanation

Question 5 of 10

1

What is Affixing?

Select one of the following:

  • Adding another word on the end of a word

  • Adding a prefix or a suffix to a word

  • Removing a prefix or a suffix from a word

Explanation

Question 6 of 10

1

What is a Euphemism?

Select one of the following:

  • A word used to talk about something pleasant

  • A word used in place of a term or phrase which could be considered unpleasant

  • A term for the discussion of unpleasant topics

  • Swearing

Explanation

Question 7 of 10

1

What is Estuary English?

Select one of the following:

  • The opposite of RP, from the South East of the country

  • The opposite of RP, from the South West of the country

  • The accent traditionally used by news reporters in the media

  • A colloquial language found in Wales

Explanation

Question 8 of 10

1

Globalisation refers to what?

Select one of the following:

  • The world all speaking in the same language

  • The world all speaking in a similar way

  • Each country of the world diverging from one another

Explanation

Question 9 of 10

1

What is the name of the process where a language change occurs over time?

Select one of the following:

  • Initialism

  • Drift

  • Amelioration

  • Standardisation

Explanation

Question 10 of 10

1

The difference between a compound and a blend is?

Select one of the following:

  • One combines two words, the other three

  • One puts two whole words together, the other merges the two

Explanation