Perspectives 3 - Unit 7D - TEDtalks

What is the main message the speaker conveys about creativity with words?

• Creativity should be encouraged
• Creativity should be limited
• Creativity is harmful
• Creativity is unnecessary

Which method of creating new words involves stealing them from other languages?

• Back-formation
• Functional shift
• Borrowing
• Compounding

What is the purpose of the natural rules that exist in your brain when it comes to language?

• To limit creativity
• To help you understand language without being taught
• To remind you of traffic laws
• To confuse people

Which method of creating new words involves changing how a word operates?

• Borrowing
• Compounding
• Functional shift
• Back-formation

What is the main job of a lexicographer?

• To create new words
• To put all possible words into a dictionary
• To teach grammar rules
• To decide what is a word

Which method of creating new words involves changing the meaning of an existing word?

• Back-formation
• Functional shift
• Compounding
• Borrowing

How do people collectively decide what is a word in English?

• By consulting dictionaries
• By asking linguists
• By following grammar rules
• By agreeing to understand each other

What is the term used to describe blending two words together and removing some parts?

• Blend words
• Functional shift
• Compounding
• Back-formation

Why does the speaker encourage people to make new words?

• To confuse others
• To follow linguistic rules
• To limit creativity
• To express ideas and get meaning across

What is the term used to describe combining two English words together?

• Back-formation
• Blend words
• Functional shift
• Compounding