Key Terms
Abstract Noun - a noun denoting an idea, quality, or state rather
than a concrete object
Acronym - an abbreviation formed from the initial letters of other
words and pronounced as a word
Adjacency Pair - An adjacency
pair is a unit of conversation that contains an exchange of one turn
each by two speakers. The turns are functionally related to each other in such
a fashion that the first turn requires a certain type or range of types of
second turn
Affixation - Affixation
is the morphological process whereby an affix is attached to a root or stem.
Amelioration - the act of making something better; improvement.
Assimilation - The process by which a person or persons acquire
the social and psychological characteristics of a group
Blending – a combination of two words together to make a
neologism.
Borrowing – using terms from other cultures/countries and making
them part of the English lexicon.
Cliché - a phrase or opinion that is overused and betrays a lack
of original thought.
Clipping - clipping is the word
formation process which consists in the reduction of a word to one
of its parts (shortening)
Coining – to create a neologism or phrase
that people begin to use
Colloquialism – using slang.
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