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VCE English language semantic shifts with examples

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definitions ad examples of semantic shifts.

Flashcards by Laura Smith, updated more than 1 year ago

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Broadening	expansion of contexts in which a word can appear. eg. Bandaid.
Narrowing	when a word comes to mean only part of what it originally meant. eg. meat.
Shift	entails total alteration of the contexts. eg. dag.
Elevation	unpleasant overtones erode away and the word acquires favourable associations. eg. image (representation of a person-> cultivated favourable public reputation)
Deterioration	positive overtones erode away and words acquire pejorative associations. eg. accident (chance event -> misfortune)

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