Semantic Change defined
- In historical linguistics, it refers to the any change in the meaning(s) of a word through the development of languages over the course of time.
- Also called semantic shift, lexical change and semantic progression.
- "Semantic change is not a change in meaning per se, but the addition of a meaning to the semantic system or the loss of a meaning from the semantic system while the form remains constant." --David P. Wilkins
16
355 reads
CURATED FROM
IDEAS CURATED BY
Jack of all people-related trades, master of none. Majored in Psychology, Customer Service Assoc for a few Years, HR Officer for 4, Manager and ESL Teacher for over 11 yrs now, an artist since birth.
The idea is part of this collection:
Learn more about communication with this collection
How to strengthen your willpower
How to overcome temptation and distractions
The role of motivation in willpower
Related collections
Similar ideas to Semantic Change defined
Truths Behind Change
Change is a fascinating thing indeed. The most amusing thing is that
"Nothing in this universe remains constant, they all keep changing. The only actual constant is change itself"
Yes, change i...
Change is a Constant
And here’s the thing: developing a system of getting things done is a constant work in progress. It takes experimentation, constant trial and error. Something might work for you for a few weeks—or months or years—and then all of sudden, it stops working for you. Life happens, priorities change, v...
Thermochemistry basics
The law of Conservation of Energy refers to an isolated system in which there is no net change in energy and where energy is neither created nor destroyed. Although there is no change in energy, energy can change forms, for example from potential to kinetic energy. In ot...
Read & Learn
20x Faster
without
deepstash
with
deepstash
with
deepstash
Personalized microlearning
—
100+ Learning Journeys
—
Access to 200,000+ ideas
—
Access to the mobile app
—
Unlimited idea saving
—
—
Unlimited history
—
—
Unlimited listening to ideas
—
—
Downloading & offline access
—
—
Supercharge your mind with one idea per day
Enter your email and spend 1 minute every day to learn something new.
I agree to receive email updates