Vocabulary: Word Formation & Morphology (C1) - Lesson 3: New Words & Changing Meanings (Neologisms & Word Evolution)

Lesson 3: Neologisms
Lang.Evolution 2.0
Word Evolution
ពាក្យថ្មី និងការវិវត្តនៃពាក្យ
🆕
NEW
ថ្មី
🔄
CHANGE
ផ្លាស់ប្តូរ
🌐
DIGITAL
ឌីជីថល

Linguistic Drift 🌊

English changes constantly! Technology creates neologisms (new words), and old words often gain new, metaphorical meanings.

🤖 Tech Neologisms (ពាក្យបច្ចេកវិទ្យាថ្មី)
Noun / Verb
Deepfake
/ˈdiːpfeɪk/
Fake videos/audio created by AI that look real.
វីដេអូ ឬសំឡេងក្លែងក្លាយដែលបង្កើតដោយ AI
Verb
Doomscroll
/ˈduːmskrəʊl/
Spending too much time scrolling through bad news online.
ចំណាយពេលមើលដំណឹងអាក្រក់តាមអ៊ីនធឺណិតច្រើនពេក
Noun
Influencer
/ˈɪnfluənsər/
A person with many social media followers who promotes products.
អ្នកមានឥទ្ធិពលក្នុងបណ្តាញសង្គម
🧬 Portmanteaus (ពាក្យផ្សំ)
Emotion + Icon
Emoticon
/ɪˈmoʊtɪkɑːn/
Facial expression created with keyboard characters :-)
រូបតំណាងអារម្មណ៍
Web + Seminar
Webinar
/ˈwɛbɪnɑːr/
A seminar conducted over the internet.
សិក្ខាសាលាតាមអ៊ីនធឺណិត
Breakfast + Lunch
Brunch
/brʌntʃ/
A late morning meal eaten instead of breakfast and lunch.
អាហារសម្រន់រវាងពេលព្រឹកនិងថ្ងៃត្រង់
🔄 Changed Meanings (ន័យថ្មី)
Old: Cloud (Sky)
The Cloud
/klaʊd/
New Meaning: Servers accessed over the internet for data storage.
ប្រព័ន្ធផ្ទុកទិន្នន័យលើអ៊ីនធឺណិត
Old: Troll (Monster)
Troll
/troʊl/
New Meaning: Someone who posts comments just to upset people.
អ្នកដែលបង្ហោះសាររករឿងតាមអ៊ីនធឺណិត
Old: Stream (River)
Stream
/striːm/
New Meaning: To transmit or receive video/audio over the internet.
ការផ្សាយផ្ទាល់ ឬទស្សនាវីដេអូតាមអ៊ីនធឺណិត

Evolution Quiz 🧬

Test your modern vocabulary!

If you read bad news for hours, you are...
A blend of "Situation" + "Comedy" is...
Where do we store data online now?

Mission 📝

Word Hunter

Create a Portmanteau!

Try to guess the meanings of these blended words and use them.

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