Abstract
Historical linguistics is traditionally concerned with phonology and syntax. With the exception of grammaticalization - the development of auxiliary verbs, the syntactic rather than localistic use of prepositions, etc. - semantic change has usually not been described as a result of regular developments, but only as specific meaning changes in individual words. This paper will suggest some regularities in semantic change, regularities which, like sound laws, have predictive power and can be tested against recorded languages.
| Original language | English |
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| Journal | British and American Studies |
| Volume | 16 |
| Pages (from-to) | 175-179 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| ISSN | 1224-3086 |
| Publication status | Published - 2010 |
Keywords
- Faculty of Humanities
- semantic change
- connotation
- denotation
- meaning