Language Change Terminology

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Across
  1. 2. A word composed of two separate pre-existing words.
  2. 5. The meaning of a word changing to be more negative over time.
  3. 6. Colloquial phrases and words. Literally 'shortened language'.
  4. 7. A phrase containing words that are habitually put together e.g. fish and chips.
  5. 9. The belief that one variation of the language is superior.
  6. 10. An area or person's accent strengthening over time.
  7. 12. A dialect originating from the Thames estuary area.
  8. 13. Conventional forms of a language are established, maintained, and used by everyone.
  9. 14. Shift The meaning of a word changing over time.
Down
  1. 1. Specialist words, often relating to a profession.
  2. 3. The meaning of a word becoming more specific over time.
  3. 4. A whole new word, a new fantastic point of view.
  4. 5. The avoidance of phrases that can exclude or insult people who are discriminated against.
  5. 8. The process where a word that has fallen out of general use because it is deemed politically incorrect begins to be reused by the minority group it once referred to.
  6. 10. The second of two opposing words, clauses, or sentences that are being rhetorically contrasted.
  7. 11. Language Words that drift in and out of fashion