10.1 Chapter 8: Historical Linguistic Terms and Definitions
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Match the terms to their descriptions by dragging each colored circle to the appropriate gray circle. When all the circles have been placed, select the Submit button. Match the correct term to its definition.
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phonological merger
epenthesis
degemination
cognates
protolanguage
semantic broadening
grammaticalization
perjoration
folk analogy
Great English Vowel Shift
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Words in different languages that have descended from the same word in a parent language.
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A series of changes in the pronunciation of the long vowels in English.
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Change in which a word’s meaning becomes more general over time.
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When two separate phonemes become only one.
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A double consonant becomes a single consonant over time.
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Reanalysis of a word based on a mistaken idea of its history.
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Inserting a sound into a word.
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Change of a lexical form into a grammatical form over time.
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The hypothetical parent language from which one or more languages have developed over time.
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Change in which the meaning of a word becomes more negative.
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