Semantic Change Flashcards
1
Q
Polysemy
A
Words acquire new meanings which co exist with original
2
Q
Broadening
A
Meaning of a word broadens so that it retains old meaning but has new ones added
3
Q
Narrowing
A
Word becomes more specific in its meaning
4
Q
Amelioration
A
Word becomes more pleasant in its meaning
5
Q
Pejoration
A
Word becomes less favourable in its meaning
6
Q
Weakening
A
Word loses some of its strength
7
Q
Metaphor
A
Physical ideas are extended to abstract ones
8
Q
Idiom
A
Metaphors that are ingrained in the language
