Language Change Terminology

What is etymology?

• Changing the form of the base of the word

• Study of the origin words and the way the meanings change

• An abbreviation

• Process that makes something better

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CCSS.L.1.5A

CCSS.L.1.5B

CCSS.L.K.5A

Derivation

• Combined together to form a new word

• Process that makes something better

• The formation of a word by changing the form or base by adding affixes

• To make something negative

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CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.3.2E

What is inflection?

• When words become used more frequently and broadening.

• Indicates noun plural (cat, cats)

• an abbreviation

• combine together to form a new word

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CCSS.L.11-12.4B

CCSS.L.9-10.4B

CCSS.L.K.4B

CCSS.RF.1.3F

What is narrowing?

• Opposite of broadening. Meaning becomes less general

• An abbreviation

• Travelling on a canal boat

• How new words are made in English.

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CCSS.L.1.5A

CCSS.L.1.5B

CCSS.L.K.5A

What is telescoping?

• The contraction of a phrase, word, or part of the word.

• Process that makes something better.

• Combining new words.

• Looking at the moon through a telescope

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CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.K.5A

What is Coalescence?

• Working in a coal mine.

• Joining the beginning of one word and end of another to make another.

• Process of coming or growing together to form one thing or system.

• Making a word have more positive vibes.

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CCSS.L.1.5A

CCSS.L.1.5B

CCSS.L.K.5A

What is an acronym?

• Combining words together to form a new word

• Making the word longer.

• Changing of converting the class of words.

• An abbreviation consisting of the first letters of the word.

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CCSS.RF.K.2E

What is conversion?

• Making words shorter

• Refers to the process of changing or converting the class of a word

• The study of the origin of words.

• Stealing words from other counties

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CCSS.L.11-12.4B

CCSS.L.9-10.4B

CCSS.L.K.4B

CCSS.RF.1.3F

What is compounding?

• Abbreviation consisting of the first letters.

• Combining words together to form new words.

• Process of changing or converting the class of a word without changing its form.

• Process of making something better.

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CCSS.L.2.4D

What is Backformation?

• To make something negative

• The process coming or growing together.

• Process of forming new words by removing actual or supposed affixes.

• Semantic narrowing

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CCSS.RF.K.2E