Change in Life, Change in Language: A Semantic Approach to the History of English

Change in Life, Change in Language: A Semantic Approach to the History of English Crespo Garcia Maria Begona Wydawca: Peter Lang AG Data wydania: 2013 ISBN: 9783631634530 Liczba stron: 145 Format: 154 x 216 x 14 Rodzaj oprawy: Hardback Opis produktu: This book provides the reader with a description of the semantic change that took place over two periods of the history of English language: Middle English and Early Modern English. The results of the analysis indicate a tendency towards specialisation in the meaning of lexical categories which runs parallel to specialisation in society.