Exam 4: Linguistic Concepts and Historical Contexts

American English derives from …….. century British English.

…………..is a polite word or expression that is used to refer to things which people may find upsetting or embarrassing to talk about.

……………is a type of semantic change that happens when a word's meaning improves or becomes more positive over time .

……………is a grammatically simplified means of communication that develops between two or more groups that do not have a language in common.

"Imaginary Homelands" is the work of ………….

The dialect of a particular region, especially one with low status in relation to standard language of the country is known as………..

Who wrote " Nation and Narration"?

………….have resulted from the interactions between speakers of nonstandard varieties of European languages and speakers of no- European languages

Who is the author of "Decolonizing the Mind"?

…………occurs when a word gains association with a negative stimulus, to then hold negative connotations.

What is the dialect of the working class of East End London ?

The institutionalized study of English in India began with the …………of 1835

A very large number of words have undergone a peculiar kind of change of meaning which consists in the addition of what has been called …..