Regularity in Semantic Change |
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| Author:
| Traugott, Elizabeth Closs
Dasher, Richard B. |
| Series title: | Cambridge Studies in Linguistics Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-511-48650-0 |
| Publication Date: | Sep 2009 |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press
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| Book Format: | Digital (delivered electronically) |
| List Price: | AUD $200.00 |
Book Description:
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This important study of semantic change examines the various ways in which new meanings arise through language use, especially the ways in which speakers and writers experiment with words and constructions in the flow of strategic interaction with addressees.
This important study of semantic change examines the various ways in which new meanings arise through language use, especially the ways in which speakers and writers experiment with words and constructions in the flow of strategic interaction with addressees.