Language Change Terms

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

Lexicon

Eponym

Proprietary Name

Drift

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

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

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

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

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

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

Initialism

Drift

Amelioration

Standardisation

One combines two words, the other three

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