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Key Terms
NEW WORDS
Borrowing Loan words from other languages e.g., French, Greek and Latin
A lexilised word made from the initial letters of a phrase – said as
Acronym
one word
Initialism A word made from initial letters - said separately
Clipping A new word produced by shortening an existing one
REUSING WORDS
Affixing Addition of a bound morpheme to an existing word
Prefix Addition of a bound morpheme to the beginning of a root word
Suffix Adding a bound morpheme to the end of a root word
Conversion Changing a word class whilst maintaining its original form
Compound Combining separate words to create a new word
Blend Two words fused together to make a new one
Obsolete No longer having use
LANGUAGE CHANGE
Key Terms
NEW WORDS
Borrowing Loan words from other languages e.g., French, Greek and Latin
A lexilised word made from the initial letters of a phrase – said as
Acronym
one word
Initialism A word made from initial letters - said separately
Clipping A new word produced by shortening an existing one
REUSING WORDS
Affixing Addition of a bound morpheme to an existing word
Prefix Addition of a bound morpheme to the beginning of a root word
Suffix Adding a bound morpheme to the end of a root word
Conversion Changing a word class whilst maintaining its original form
Compound Combining separate words to create a new word
Blend Two words fused together to make a new one
Obsolete No longer having use
LANGUAGE CHANGE
