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A-Level English language Quiz sobre English Language Change, criado por Lucy Ledger em 07-06-2016.
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Questão 1

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

Questão 2

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

Questão 3

Questão
What sort of word is 'satnav'?
Responda
  • Conversion
  • Blend
  • Affixation
  • Compound

Questão 4

Questão
'FBI' is an acronym.
Responda
  • True
  • False

Questão 5

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

Questão 6

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

Questão 7

Questão
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'.
Responda
  • Back-formation
  • Initialism
  • Acronym
  • Clipping

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