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1、此资料由网络收集而来，如有侵权请告知上传者立即删除。资料共分享，我们负责传递知识。对于meaning的理解论文篇一：英语词汇学论文Meaning_changes_in_EnglishOntheChangeinWordMeaning1.IntroductionWiththeflyingdevelopmentofhumansociety,languagesastoolsforpeopletoexpressandcommunicatetheirideaschangesconstantlyandfrequently.

2、Whilevocabularyisthemostunstableelementoflanguageasitisundergoingconstantchangesbothincontentandform.Ofcourse,somemeaningsremainmuchthesameforalongtimebecausethereferentstowhichtheydirectusdonotchange.Frequently,anoldformorwordsarepressedintonewservicewhena

3、newlinguisticneedisfelt.Whenawordlosesitsoldmeaningandcomestorefertosomethingdifferent,theresultisachangeinwordmeaning.Changeofmeaningreferstothealternationofthemeaningofexistingwords,aswellastheadditionofnewmeaningtoaparticularword.2.Typesofmeaningchanges2

4、.1ExtensionofMeaningItisaprocessbywhichawordwhichoriginallyhadaspecializedmeaninghasnowbecomegeneralizedorhasextendedto19此资料由网络收集而来，如有侵权请告知上传者立即删除。资料共分享，我们负责传递知识。coverabroaderandoftenlessdefiniteconcept.Forexample,?lady”originallymeanshostess(womenofhouse)w

5、hileitspresentmeaningisanywomeninpoliteway.Suchassaleslady、cleaninglady、ladies?room.Salarywas(Original)asumofmoneygiventoRomansoldierstoenablethemtobuysalt;andis(present)fixedpaymentmadebyemployeratregularintervalstoemployees.ExtensionofMeaningisnotonlyused

6、innonebutalsoincludedverb、adjectiveandsoon.Forexample,“carry”originallymeans“transportbycart”(averb).butnowitisjustmeans“tansport”.theadjective“bullish”originalfrombullmarket(causingorassociatedwithariseinprise),andnowtheword?smeaningextendedto“optimistic”.

7、2.2NarrowingofMeaningItisaprocessbywhichawordofwidemeaningacquiresanarroworspecializedsense.Inotherwords,awordwhichusedtohaveamoregeneralsensebecomesrestrictedinitsapplicationandconveysaspecialconceptinpresent-dayEnglish.Thefollowingchartprovidesusdefinited

8、emonstration.Inaword,bothextensionandnarrowingofmeaningaretalking19此资料由网络收集而来，如有侵权请告知上传者立即删除。资料共分享，我们负责传递知识。aboutthechangesinconceptualmeaning.Nextwewilltalkaboutthechangesinassociativemeaning.2.3Eleva