Q1: Visit University Oxford Press at http://global.oup.com/?cc=us. For all years after 2010, find the new word of
the year and all the runner-up words perform the simple analysis we presented in
the final paragraph above. How has technology impacted the English language in
the years after 2010?
2011:
New Word
of the year: squeezed middle
2012:
New
Word of the year
: omnishambles
2013:
New Word
of the year: selfie
Runners-up:
·
Bedroom tax
·
binge-watch
·
bitcoin
·
olinguito
·
schmeat
·
showrooming
·
twerk
From the
above data, we found out that the new word of the year has mostly related with
technology.
Q2: While technology has certainly impacted our
language in the last several years, so has the environment, perhaps to an even
greater extent than technology. Why have so many environment-related words
inserted themselves into our language?
More and more people are well educated and we all
know that environment is the 2nd mother of us. People hoping to build
up the mind set of environment friendly and the best way is created more new
word to educate public, for example, bio-plastic, Bio-petrol and etc. This is
the main reason that environment-related words inserted themselves
into our language
Q3: Create some new technology-related words. Think
about the things you do with technology or have witnessed other people doing
with technology. Create list of at least five new technology-related words. For
each, describe how you derived them and also provide their
definition.
1)
Foodbook: since people
love to take picture of food before start eating and post in Facebook, this word
describe people who doing it.
2)
Balktag: always tag all
other people instantly in facebook post.
3)
Touchbook: the
combination of tablet and netbook
4)
Pencard: pendrive which
in card design
5)
Watchphone: watch that
can call others.
Q4: What about text message abbreviations,
emotions, and chat slang terms. Which have been formally recognized by
University Oxford Press as a part of the English language? Is it good or bad
that these are becoming a part of our formal language? Justify your
answer.
More and more text message abbreviations, emotions,
and chat slang terms has been recognize by University Oxford Press. This is good
thing in term of the world is accepting new world but this is also bad where
there are not any grammer in the new language. It can be easily use and lower
the usage of the word but in the same time the whole paragraph is messy and hard
to understand as no structure. Unless this problem can be slove, the new
language shall not be formalize as one part of the English language.
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