Across
- 3. An affix added to the end of a word to change its meaning.
- 8. The study of meaning in language.
- 9. A figure of speech that describes one thing in terms of another.
- 10. Exaggerated language used for emphasis.
- 11. The study of speech sounds and their production.
- 13. The adoption of words from one language into another.
- 14. A newly coined word or expression.
- 18. Words that imitate the sound they represent.
- 19. The study of the origin and history of words.
- 21. A word with a similar meaning to another word.
- 22. The scientific study of language and its structure.
- 23. A word or phrase that reads the same forwards and backwards.
- 24. A word derived from the name of a person or character.
- 25. A word with an opposite meaning to another word.
Down
- 1. The process of forming new words from existing ones.
- 2. The study of language in historical and literary contexts.
- 4. The study of language change over time.
- 5. A person who studies the origins of words.
- 6. An affix added to the beginning of a word to modify its meaning.
- 7. The phenomenon where a single word has multiple meanings.
- 12. Words that sound the same but have different meanings.
- 15. A word that shares a common origin with another word in a different language.
- 16. A complete vocabulary or dictionary of a language.
- 17. The smallest unit of meaning in a word.
- 20. Root The basic element from which words are formed.