Match the definition to the word. 1. specialization word derivation 2. etymology gaining a negative connotation 3. amelioration narrowing in meaning 4. pejoration gaining a positive connotation 5. generalization verb inflections 6. declension ending denoting grammatical function 7. conjugation broadening in meaning 8. syntax relations of sentence parts 9. affix noun inflections 10. inflection morpheme added to a base

1.) Inflection - ending denoting grammatical function

2.) Affix - morpheme added to a base

3.) declension - noun inflections

4.) generalization-broadening a meaning

5.) pejoration - gaining a negative meaning

6.) etymology-word derivation

7.) syntax - relations to sentence parts

8.) conjugation - verb inflections

9.) specialization-narrowing in meaning

10.) amelioration - gaining a positive connotation

Explanation:

Inflection is a word formation process in which a grammatical category of a word is changed.

Affix is a morpheme used to form a new word.

Declension is the process of changing the word form.

Generalization is a general statement that we apply to a smaller group of things.

Pejoration is the process of making a particular word negative.

Etymology is the study of word origin.

Syntax refers to a set of rules regarding the sentence structure.

Conjugation is a change of a verb form.

Specialization is the narrowing of choices - creating a subclass from an existing class.

Amelioration is the process of making the meaning of a particular word positive.