自考英语词汇学 第七章.pptVIP

英语词汇学Chapter 7 Changes in Word meaning词义的演变;7.1 Types of Changes 词义变化的类型;7.1.1 Extension词义的扩大;A large proportion of polysemic words of modern English have their meanings extended sometime in the course of development. 现在英语中的大多数多义词都是在词义的发展中扩大词义的。 Extension of meaning is also found in many technical terms, which as the term suggests are confined to specialized use. 许多意义有专指的技术术语中也有词义扩大的 现象。 Words commonized from proper nouns have experienced the same semantic change. 由专有名词转化而来的普通名词也经历了同样的语义变化。;7.1.2 Narrowing 词义的缩小; When a common word is turned into a proper noun, the meaning is narrowed a