Term
|
Definition
| Refers to the study of historical change occurring over a span of time |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| Refers to the study of language at a specific point in time without considering historical context |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| A word crosses from one word class into another without otherwise changing. E.g. I use Google (Noun) ------ I googled it (verb) |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| Study of spelling and spelling changes |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| Study of words and smallest units they can be broken down into. E.g. Homo-Phone |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| When a word is old-fashioned but not obsolete e.g. Jove, hark |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| Giving status to high register/formal language |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| Giving status to non-standard forms to fit in |
|
|
