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Language change A2
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1
Has the use of auxiliary verbs increased or decreased over time?
Increased
Decreased
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Descriptivism is
where you judge change in language
where you impose rules to meet specific standards
a non judgemental approach to language
where there is a right and wrong approach to language
3
When was Samuel Johnson's dictionary published?
1764
1752
1852
1755
4
Which of these is not a framework?
Lexis
Discourse
Punctuation
Phonology
5
What is the word 'mouse' an example of?
abbreviation
narrowing
broadening
acronym
6
Which one is a compound?
television
motel
football
action
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Amelioration is where
a word is made from the initial parts of words
a word's meaning becomes more specific
a word acquires a more negative meaning
a word acquires a more positive meaning
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Between which years did the 'The Great Vowel Shift' occur?
1400-1600
1500-1600
1700-1900
1600-1800
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What kind of noun is 'joy'?
abstract
common
proper
concrete
10
In which century did the Renaissance period end?
14th century
17th century
19th century
20th century
