Context in which words and phrases are used affects their meaning.

The phonological process wherby two sounds merge into one.

Any form or change of which distinguishes grammatical forms of the same lexical unit.

Initial letters of a name or description can form completely new words.

When the meaning of a word becomes more exclusive than its original meaning.

The view that no one use of language is incorrect, and that variation should be acknowledged and recorded rather than corrected.

The writing system of language as well as other visual elements on the page.

The rules for organizing meaning in a language. Syntax is a part of grammar.

The part of language concerned with letters.

The pronuciation and sound patterns which affect the understanding of words.

The structure of words with their meaning.

The order of words in a sentence.

The study of the origins ow words.

No longer in use; often the meaning is no longer understood.

Forming a new word from an existing word, often by adding a prefix or suffix.

The creation of a new word which people start to use.

A word which takes the name of its inventor or where something was discovered.

Creating a new word, or a new word class, from an existing one, or from a different word.

The contraction of a phrase, word or part of a word, on the analogy of a telescope being closed.

Forming a word from two or more units that are themselves words.

Forming a new word by joining the beginning of one word to the end of another.

The formation of a simpler word from an existing one that appears to be derived from it.

Where sounds are repeated with identical or only very slight change; characteristic of infant speech.

The introduction of specific words, constructions, or morphological elements from one language to another.

In language terms, neither male nor female.

When a word takes on a positive meaning.

When a word takes on a more negative meaning.

When the meaning of a word becomes more inclusive than its original meaning.

The view that there is a right and a wrong way to speak a language and that there are certain correct forms that should be used.

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AICE English 2 Vocab

Term	Definition
Pragmatics	Context in which words and phrases are used affects their meaning.
Neologism	A newly invented word.
Coalscence	The phonological process wherby two sounds merge into one.
Inflection	Any form or change of which distinguishes grammatical forms of the same lexical unit.
Acronymy	Initial letters of a name or description can form completely new words.
Narrowing	When the meaning of a word becomes more exclusive than its original meaning.
Descriptivism	The view that no one use of language is incorrect, and that variation should be acknowledged and recorded rather than corrected.
Graphology	The writing system of language as well as other visual elements on the page.
Grammar	The rules for organizing meaning in a language. Syntax is a part of grammar.
Orthography	The part of language concerned with letters.
Phonology	The pronuciation and sound patterns which affect the understanding of words.
Morphology	The structure of words with their meaning.
Lexis	The lexis of a language.
Syntax	The order of words in a sentence.
Semantics	The meaning of words.
Archaic	Belonging to the past.
Etymology	The study of the origins ow words.
Obsolete	No longer in use; often the meaning is no longer understood.
Derivation	Forming a new word from an existing word, often by adding a prefix or suffix.
Coinage	The creation of a new word which people start to use.
Epoym	A word which takes the name of its inventor or where something was discovered.
Conversion	Creating a new word, or a new word class, from an existing one, or from a different word.
Telescoping	The contraction of a phrase, word or part of a word, on the analogy of a telescope being closed.
Compounding	Forming a word from two or more units that are themselves words.
Blending	Forming a new word by joining the beginning of one word to the end of another.
Backformation	The formation of a simpler word from an existing one that appears to be derived from it.
reduplication	Where sounds are repeated with identical or only very slight change; characteristic of infant speech.
Borrowing	The introduction of specific words, constructions, or morphological elements from one language to another.
Neuter	In language terms, neither male nor female.
Amelioration	When a word takes on a positive meaning.
Pejoration	When a word takes on a more negative meaning.
Broadening	When the meaning of a word becomes more inclusive than its original meaning.
Prescriptivism	The view that there is a right and a wrong way to speak a language and that there are certain correct forms that should be used.

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