Definition of equation in the AudioEnglish.org Dictionary. Meaning of equation. What does equation mean? Proper usage and pronunciation (in phonetic transcription) of the word equation. Information about equation in the AudioEnglish.org dictionary, synonyms and antonyms.
A. underextending B. hyperextending C. overregularizing D. paraphrasing Answer:D Page: 178 Guidepost: 8 Type: F 126. According to which of the following theories is language acquired by imitation and reinforcement of specific sounds? A. Piagetian theory B. psychometric theory C. nativism theory D. learning theory Answer:C Page: 179 Guidepost: 8 Type: C 127.
One example is James Joyce's invention quark, which was later adopted by the physicist Murray Gell-Mann to name a new class of sub-atomic particle, and another is blurb, which dates back to 1907. Loanwords, or borrowings, are words which are adopted into a native language from a different source language. Such borrowings have shaped the English language almost from its beginnings, as words were adopted from the classical languages as well as from successive wave of invasions (e.g. Vikings, Normans).