Language Change

1. / Initial letters combining to create a new word
3. / Word deriving from people's names
4. / A word with a specific meaning develops a broader meaning over time
7. creation of new words in known as coinage
8. / New prefixes or suffixes are added to existing words
9. / When a word develops a more negative meaning
12. / Combining new existing words to create one
15. words are called neologisms
16. / A word with a more general meaning can develop a more tighter meaning
18. / First letter of a word stands for the word itself. Pronouned letter by letter
19. formation / A suffix is removed to create a new term
20. / When two seperate words merge together

2. / A word drops one or more syllables
5. / When a word develops a more positive meaning
6. / Words that have become obselete and no longer used in the english language
10. Progress / Advances in science and technology cause new words and phrases to be invented
11. / 'Borrowing' a word from another language
13. and colloquialisms / give new meanings to established word eg 'cool', 'buzzing' and 'mint' all can now be used to express approval
14. correctness / To remove all words and phrases that carry negative connotations
17. / A word making less of an impact than it once used too