https://padlet.com/languagechangeaos1/oay797qawkn18ilh VCAA Study Design: Language Change, Area of Study 1 en-us 2022-09-06 01:33:23 UTC 2022-09-12 12:29:29 UTC hello@padlet.com lz5965 https://padlet.com/languagechangeaos1/oay797qawkn18ilh/wish/2283698105 Definition:
A word blend is formed by combining two separate words with different meanings to form a new one.
Example:
The word emoticon was a word that was made through blending. It used the words emotion and icon to depict the icons with expressions on them.
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Emoticons are used in a shortened form of emojis but the word still means the same thing. It is used to show off someone's expression towards a conversation which does not have paralinguistic features involved such as text.]]> 2022-09-06 01:36:09 UTC https://padlet.com/languagechangeaos1/oay797qawkn18ilh/wish/2283698105 lz5965 https://padlet.com/languagechangeaos1/oay797qawkn18ilh/wish/2283700448 Definition:
The act or process of language change by dropping one or more syllables from a word or phrase to form a shorter word with the same meaning.
Example:
The word telephone in contemporary language has been shorted to 'phone'. Both still meaning the same with with telephone meaning "a system for transmitting voices over distance using wire or radio" and phone meaning "a telephone".
Contexts of use:
A noun describing a machine with the power to communicate with people over voice primarily over a distance using wire or radio.]]> 2022-09-06 01:37:26 UTC https://padlet.com/languagechangeaos1/oay797qawkn18ilh/wish/2283700448 lz5965 https://padlet.com/languagechangeaos1/oay797qawkn18ilh/wish/2283700698 Definition:
Compounding is the process of combining two free morphemes to create a new word.
Example:
The word "bedroom" was coined by Shakespeare which was a word used to describe a room a bed was in, quite simple yet effective.
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Nowadays, this word is used very commonly to describe the place someone sleeps in in a house.]]> 2022-09-06 01:37:35 UTC https://padlet.com/languagechangeaos1/oay797qawkn18ilh/wish/2283700698 lz5965 https://padlet.com/languagechangeaos1/oay797qawkn18ilh/wish/2283701062 Definition:
a Neologism is a newly developed or coined word that has started to fall into mainstream usage. When the word is fully accepted into everyday colloquial usage, it gets picked up by dictionary and loses its neologism status.
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Newest forms of neologism are words like "Flexcation" meaning "A holiday where work and play is mixed to extend the vacation, without using up additional paid time off". This word is not mainstream yet so it is considered neologism.
Contexts of use:
Its a noun describing a mix between work and play to extend your vacation by working part time or allocating days whilst on vacation.]]> 2022-09-06 01:37:48 UTC https://padlet.com/languagechangeaos1/oay797qawkn18ilh/wish/2283701062 lz5965 https://padlet.com/languagechangeaos1/oay797qawkn18ilh/wish/2283701522 Definition:
The word formation process in which speakers adopt words from a source language into their native language.
Example:
The word 'cookie' was borrowed from the Dutch. The Dutch word for cookie is "koekje" meaning little cake. In the early 18th century English borrowed the word and changed it to "cookie".
Contexts of use:
The most common usage of cookie is either the small sweet cake that are round and flat or the packet of data sent by a web server to a browser and used to identify users.]]> 2022-09-06 01:38:01 UTC https://padlet.com/languagechangeaos1/oay797qawkn18ilh/wish/2283701522 lz5965 https://padlet.com/languagechangeaos1/oay797qawkn18ilh/wish/2283701841 Definition:
Broadening is a type of semantic change by which the meaning of a word becomes more generalised than its earlier meaning.
Example:
The old English word "bird" was earlier and originally brid, which actually only referred to young birds like the word birdie is today. Nowadays the word has become more generalised.
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Nowadays it is used to describe a warm-blooded vertebrate and typically being able to fly.]]> 2022-09-06 01:38:12 UTC https://padlet.com/languagechangeaos1/oay797qawkn18ilh/wish/2283701841 lz5965 https://padlet.com/languagechangeaos1/oay797qawkn18ilh/wish/2283702032 Definition:
Narrowing is a type of semantic change by which the meaning of a word becomes less general or inclusive than its earlier meaning.
Example:
a In middle English, the word "girl" used to denote a child or young person of either sex. In modern English it is used to describe a female child, therefore it narrowed the gender.
Context of use:
Used to describe a female child.]]> 2022-09-06 01:38:20 UTC https://padlet.com/languagechangeaos1/oay797qawkn18ilh/wish/2283702032 lz5965 https://padlet.com/languagechangeaos1/oay797qawkn18ilh/wish/2283702657 Definition:
Elevation is the process of language change in which the meaning of a word is upgraded from a negative meaning to a word with positive meaning.
Example:
The adjective "nice" first appeared in Middle English with the meaning of "foolish, silly, simple; ignorant, senseless, absurd". Therefore describing someone as nice during the 1300s would be describing them as a foolish person.
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During the 19th century, the adjective was given its modern meaning of "kind and considerate, friendly". Used to describe a friendly person or object.]]> 2022-09-06 01:38:35 UTC https://padlet.com/languagechangeaos1/oay797qawkn18ilh/wish/2283702657 lz5965 https://padlet.com/languagechangeaos1/oay797qawkn18ilh/wish/2283702940 Definition:
A category of semantic change in which the meaning of a word or phrase depreciates with time.
Example:
The word 'crafty' used to describe someone who is strong or powerful. Describing someone of influence as crafty in old English would be describing how they are powerful.
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Nowadays, it is used to describe someone who is skilful or clever at achieving an aim through indirect or deceitful methods.]]> 2022-09-06 01:38:46 UTC https://padlet.com/languagechangeaos1/oay797qawkn18ilh/wish/2283702940 lz5965 https://padlet.com/languagechangeaos1/oay797qawkn18ilh/wish/2283703336 Definition:
The language change process in which a word's modern meaning is radically different from the original usage. Semantic refers to the meaning of a word and shift means change.
Example:
'Awful' - originally meaning "full of awe" or "impressive"  was used as a positive word to describe someone or something that is full of awe. An innovative invention could have been described as awful to show one's appreciation.
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In contemporary usage, the word's meaning is now "extremely bad" or "very unpleasant".]]> 2022-09-06 01:39:00 UTC https://padlet.com/languagechangeaos1/oay797qawkn18ilh/wish/2283703336