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Semantic Change in the Early Modern English Period.
Throughout the history, English was changing steadily. Not only was the English grammar, pronunciation or vocabulary being altered over the centuries but also the semantics of lexemes. A major factor that has a considerable impact on the semantics of words is the influence of foreign languages. This...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Hamburg :
Diplomica Verlag,
2014.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Semantic Change in the Early Modern English Period; Table of Contents; Preface; 1. Introduction; 2. The Early Modern English Period; 2.1 Time Frame; 2.2 Setting; 2.3 Growing Literacy; 2.4 Standardisation; 3. Latin versus English in the Early Modern English Period; 3.1 The Integration of Latin Loanwords; 3.2 The Inkhorn Controversy; 4. Language Change; 4.1 Lexical Change; 4.2 Semantic Change; 5. Patterns of Semantic Change due to Latin Influences on Early Modern English; 5.1 The Method; 5.2 The Oxford English Dictionary; 5.3 Analysis in the Field of Human Anatomy; 5.4 Analysis of other Subjects