Across
- 4. The primary meaning of a word, not including its connotations
- 5. The creation of new words (i.e. neologisms) in a language
- 7. A study of the history of a word and its earlier forms and meanings
- 8. A word which is no longer in everyday use, or has lost a particular meaning in current usage
- 10. The primary form of a word and word family, without prefixes or suffixes, which bears the major semantic content (e.g. the root of unwanted is want)
- 13. Where a word is shortened to form a new variant (e.g. advertisement becomes ad or advert)
- 14. Introducing specific words or forms of words from one language into another (e.g. pasta from Italian into English, or weekend from English into French)
- 16. Forming a new word by combining the beginning of one word with the end of another (e.g. motel from motor and hotel)
- 20. When a word takes on a more negative connotation over time (e.g. silly once meant blessed)
- 21. The complete vocabulary of a language
- 22. When the meaning of a word becomes narrower or more limited than its earlier meaning (e.g. the earlier form of meat originally referred to all food but now generally only refers to food in the form of animal flesh)
- 23. The formation of a word from another one, from which it appears to be derived (e.g. the verb to babysit from the earlier babysitter)
- 25. In language, relates to words which are no longer in use and often no longer understood
Down
- 1. Where the meaning of a word becomes broader or more inclusive than its earlier meaning (e.g. the earlier meaning of dog referred to a specific breed of dog rather than the whole species)
- 2. Where a word takes on a more positive connotation over time (e.g. nice originally meant foolish)
- 3. The part of the language concerned with letters and spelling
- 6. Forming a word from two or more units that are themselves words (e.g. whiteboard from white and board)
- 9. The range of associated meanings brought to mind by a particular word, beyond its essential meaning (or denotation)
- 11. Creating a new word from an existing word, often with the addition of a prefix or suffix (e.g. unwilling derives from will with the prefix un- and the suffix -ing)
- 12. The casual conversation of everyday language
- 13. Creating a new word by using an existing word in a different word class (e.g. the noun green in golf was converted from the adjective green)
- 15. The name of something that is also the name of someone credited with inventing or discovering it
- 17. The process through which new words (neologisms) are formed, including acronyms, blends, compounds and eponyms
- 18. The contraction of a phrase, word or part of a word – like a telescope being closed (e.g. biodegradable from biologically degradable)
- 19. A group of words that relate to a shared area of meaning (e.g. needle, nurse and antibiotic could be grouped within the semantic field of medicine)
- 24. Related to the meaning of words