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Seminar paper from the year 2007 in the subject English Language and Literature Studies - Linguistics, grade: 1,7, University of Trier, course: Historische Semantik, language: English, abstract: In order to understand the different reasonings why meanings have changed the way they did, it is first necessary to understand what exactly is meant by the term how words can change their meaning and what results from these changes. The first part of this paper therefore consists of a short description of the most common ways in which words can change their meanings; in addition to that, there will be an overview of some basic types (or results) of semantic change. Afterwards, there will be a discussion of the different approaches of finding reasons for semantic change, according to the division given above. Finally, there is also a section with the most obvious issues in criticism, followed by a short conclusion.

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Reasons for semantic change in the english language
  • Author : Judith Schwickart
  • Release : 04 June 2007
  • Publisher : GRIN Verlag
  • ISBN : 9783638785136
  • Genre : Literary Collections
  • Total Page : 22 pages
  • Language : English
  • PDF File Size : 16,6 Mb

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