Exploring the Origins of Words: A Dive into Lexical Change
Dive into the origins of words with a discussion on lexical change, examining terms like iPod, Jedward, Fries, and more. Explore key concepts like derivation, compounding, blending, clipping, and coinage to understand how language evolves over time through various processes.
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Read the words below and discuss in pairs their origins: 1. iPod 2. Jedward 3. The ILC 4. Fries 5. Mouse mat 6. I Googled it
Key Terms: Derivation: adding affixes (prefixes or suffixes) to an existing word. (derives from) Common prefixes: dis, un, post, anti Common suffixes: ise, tion, sion, ness Compounding: two words are stuck together in their entirety to make a new word. E.g. mouse mat half-time playground
Key Terms: Blending: two words are moulded together to form a new word, usually by sticking together the start of one word with the end of another. E.g. motor and hotel become: motel fruit and tube become: Frube Acronyms: taking the initial letters of words and making them into a combination pronounceable as a new word as opposed to an initialism which is not pronounced: E.g. NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organisation) [acronym] lmk (let me know) [initialism]
Key Terms: Clipping: removing a part of the word. The clipped word then becomes the one most regularly used E.g. bra pants flu Conversion: changing a word class (e.g. from noun to verb, verb to noun, etc.) To Google Google= noun (proper) to google = verb
Key Terms: Coinage: This is the least common as the process of adding completely new words to the dictionary is rare. E.g. Shakespeare coined accommodation Propriety names: brand names such as Hoover or Sellotape which are applied universally for all vacuum cleaners and sticky tape companies. Eponym: the process of naming a location/product/invention after the explorer/inventor e.g. Sandwich, Wellington (boot)
Key Terms: Borrowing: we also take words from other languages. E.g. restaurant (French) bungalow (Indian) Orthographical change: when spellings of words change over time E.g. trowsers > trousers
