Ways in which meaning shift

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Mind Map on Ways in which meaning shift, created by CharlotteLedward on 04/10/2013.
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Ways in which meaning shift
  1. Analogy
    1. Using an old word in a new or similar situation
      1. Dashboard
      2. Metaphor
        1. Noticing likenesses with existing objects
          1. Enter text here
          2. Amelioration
            1. Words improve in their meaning
              1. Lady
              2. Degeneration
                1. Words deteriorate in their meaning
                  1. Mistress
                  2. Hyperbole
                    1. Words become weaker in meaning because we tend to exaggerate
                      1. Thunderstruck
                      2. Broadening
                        1. A word requiring an extra layer of meaning
                          1. Green
                          2. Narrowing
                            1. One specialised use or meaning becomes dominant
                              1. Undertaker
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