词汇学第六章.pptVIP

Chapter 6 Changes in Word Meaning I. Types of changes 1. Extension ( Generalization)词义的扩展 A. From specific to general It is through widening of meaning that a monosemic word is made polysemic. e.g. journal (a daily---- any periodicals); bird (young bird --- any birds) e.g. salary (salt money--- fixed regular pay each month, three months, year, or sometimes each week, for a job, especially as for workers of high skill or rank); B. From concrete to abstract e.g. place (square --- location, status, situation); e.g. ‘thing’ used to mean ‘a public assembly’ or a ‘council’ in Anglo-Saxon time