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12 Cards in this Set
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Acronym
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Takes the letter from each word in a phrase and makes a new word.
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Amelioration
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The meaning of the word is more positive than the original.
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Pejoration
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The meaning of the word is more negative than the original.
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Broadening/Widening
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The meaning of a word 'broadens' to include more objects and ideas - "butcher" meant slaughterer of goats once.
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Narrowing
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The meaning of a word 'narrows' to include fewer objects - "weed" used to mean any plant.
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Blend
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Taking parts from two words and putting them together - Brunch (Breakfast and Lunch).
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Initialisms
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Takes the first letter from each word in a phrase but sounded as each letter - B.B.C or S.O.S.
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Compounding
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Combinding or adding words together - (Postman).
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Clipping
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Words clipped down to shorter form - Television to Telly.
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Onomatapoeia
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Sounds written in text. 'Boom!' 'Bang!' 'Smack!'
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Political Correctness (PC)
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Denotes language ideas and polices to minimalize social offence.
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Orthography
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The study of the use of letters and rules of spelling in language.
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