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Language Change Terms
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English Quiz on Language Change Terms, created by lil-pip169 on 23/04/2013.
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Question 1
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What is Amelioration?
Answer
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
Question 2
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What is the name for the process whereby an object is named after a person?
Answer
Lexicon
Eponym
Proprietary Name
Drift
Question 3
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What is the difference between prescriptivist and descriptivist attitudes?
Answer
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
Question 4
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What is the difference between archaic lexis and outmoded lexis?
Answer
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
Question 5
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What is Affixing?
Answer
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
Question 6
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What is a Euphemism?
Answer
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
Question 7
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What is Estuary English?
Answer
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
Question 8
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Globalisation refers to what?
Answer
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
Question 9
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What is the name of the process where a language change occurs over time?
Answer
Initialism
Drift
Amelioration
Standardisation
Question 10
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The difference between a compound and a blend is?
Answer
One combines two words, the other three
One puts two whole words together, the other merges the two
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