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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

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

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