Inglise leksikoloogia
Blends began to appear in the 14th
century. Nowadays blends are popular in newspapers and advertisments.
14. Words from the historical point of view.
Archaic words become archaic because there appears a new name for the object. Archaic words are
used mainly in poetry to make the text more elevated and solemn. Lexical archaisms are first separate
words(nt, behold, to see; stud, house; perchance, maybe). Grammatical archaisms are outdated gr
endings(nt, thou knowest- you know). Althouhs arch words are not used widely, they may be used for
the sake of humour or irony. Historisms are words that stand for objects that have dissapeared(nt,
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names of wapons: sword-mõõk, coat of mail-soomusrüü; names of musical instruments: loot-lauto,
lyra-lüüra). New words include neologisms and nonce words: neologisms are words that appear to
satisfy the needs of society
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