Meaning and Context 3.Indicating referents and the range of the meaning of a word: (1)Tom told John that Peter was very angry. (2)a)He said it secretly. b)But he didn't believe him c)But he wasn't angry
Meaning and Context 3. Indicating referents and the range of the meaning of a word: (1) Tom told John that Peter was very angry. (2) a) He said it secretly. b) But he didn’t believe him . c) But he wasn’t angry
Meaning and Context Context can also make clear the range of the meaning of a word. Man differs from animals in that he can think and speak. A man is generally taller than a woman. They are declared man and wife
• Context can also make clear the range of the meaning of a word. Man differs from animals in that he can think and speak. A man is generally taller than a woman. They are declared man and wife. Meaning and Context
Changes in Word Meaning Causes of changes in word meaning: historical cause social change foreign influence linguistic cause psychological cause
Causes of changes in word meaning: historical cause social change foreign influence linguistic cause psychological cause Changes in Word Meaning
Changes in Word Meaning Four Tendencies in Semantic Change: (1)Restriction/Narrowing of meaning (specialization) -a word of wide meaning acquires a narrower sense, or a word of wide usage is restricted in its application and comes to be used only in a specialized sense. (stink一stench(臭)；wife) (2)Extension of meaning (generalization) -the opposite of restriction,the widening of a word's sense until it covers much more than what it originally conveyed.(bird,holiday)
Four Tendencies in Semantic Change: (1) Restriction/ Narrowing of meaning ( specialization) -- a word of wide meaning acquires a narrower sense, or a word of wide usage is restricted in its application and comes to be used only in a specialized sense. (stink—stench (臭); wife) (2) Extension of meaning (generalization) -- the opposite of restriction, the widening of a word’s sense until it covers much more than what it originally conveyed. (bird, holiday) Changes in Word Meaning