The process of creating new words by using affixes. Also known as
affixation, this is a very common way of creating new words.
Lexis - A-Level Language Terms
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English
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9th - 12th Grade
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Hard
Tyler Seeley
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The process of creating new words by using affixes. Also known as
affixation, this is a very common way of creating new words.
sociolect
derivation
jargon
register
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The study of the origins of words. It is an interesting area of study as it can reveal aspects of cultural and social ideology that people may not have explored. For example, the original meaning of the word ‘villain’ simply meant someone who was low born, revealing how attitudes towards the poor and class have affected the way the word is used today.
idiolect
neologism
slang
etymology
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Refers to a newly created or coined word or expression.
idiolect
neologism
sociolect
derivation
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The language used by a specific social group that helps distinguish that group from another.
idiolect
register
sociolect
etymology
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The distinctive language used by a specific individual.
sociolect
register
neologism
idiolect
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Words and phrases associated with informal speech.
slang
register
jargon
derivation
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Typically refers to the language used by different occupational groups that serves to exclude members outside of that group. For example, legal ________ is used to make it difficult for those outside of the legal profession to understand it easily.
slang
register
jargon
neologism
8.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Refers to the way language is defined according to its use. For
example, texts produced for highly formal occasions will adopt a formal _________ in order to match the communicative situation.
jargon
register
idiolect
slang
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