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