Language Change
- Created by: Skittyy1
- Created on: 27-09-19 09:06
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- Language Change
- Diachrony
- The history of a word
- Example - Diachrony of '****' is oppression and quite damaging to women.
- Reflectionism
- The idea that attitudes change language
- Example - Trying to change the attitudes towards the word '****' so it's not used in a negative manner.
- Determinism
- The idea that language changes attitudes
- Example - a tribe doesn't have a concept of time because they don't have a specific word for it.
- ****
- N-Word
- Semantic Reclamation
- Pejorative to ameliorative
- ****
- Semantic Reclamation
- Borrowings
- We borrow to a make ourselves seem more prestigious.
- We may not have a word that properly translates
- Synchrony
- The word at a particular time
- Diachrony
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