Metalanguage and linguistic terms

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Across
  1. 4. A shortened version of a word created through its initials or other symbols e.g. VCAA
  2. 7. A word formed from the initial letters e.g. Scuba
  3. 8. A change in pronounciation that took place at the end of the middle ages
  4. 10. The process of a word changing its meaning to denote something different
  5. 11. The meaning of the word has gained additional meaning
  6. 13. A word taken from another language and adapted into English
  7. 16. Changing the part of speech to which a word belongs without adding affixes
  8. 17. A new word in the lexicon or a repurposed word
  9. 19. Forming a new word by removing part of a longer word
  10. 20. A word formed by the first letter of a word e.g. VSVP
  11. 21. The process of a word's connotation become more positive
Down
  1. 1. Forming a common noun from a proper noun
  2. 2. The process of a word reducing the breadth of its meaning
  3. 3. A word formed by removing some letters and marking the missing letter with an apostrophe
  4. 5. Forming a noun from an existing adjective or verb
  5. 6. An observational approach to language that is without judgement
  6. 7. A term or phrase that exists but has otherwise fallen out of use
  7. 9. The process of a word's connotation becoming more negative
  8. 12. An attitude that focuses on the correct use of langauage to preserve perceived standards
  9. 14. A word formed by joining parts of words together
  10. 15. A term of phrase becoming obsolete, no longer is in use
  11. 16. A word formed by joining two full words together
  12. 18. The process of forming a new word by adding affixes