Words in Time
：Diachronic Semantics from Different Points of View
( Trends in Linguistics. Studies and Monographs TiLSM )
Publication subTitle ：Diachronic Semantics from Different Points of View
Publication series ：Trends in Linguistics. Studies and Monographs TiLSM
Author： Regine Eckardt Klaus von Heusinger Christoph Schwarze
Publisher： De Gruyter Mouton
Publication year： 2003
E-ISBN: 9783110899979
P-ISBN(Paperback): 9783110176759
Subject： H030 Semantics, Pragmatics
Language： ENG
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Description
Meanings of words are constantly changing, and the forces driving these changes are varied and diverse. The collection focuses on meaning change as a topic of interdisciplinary research. Distinguished scholars in diachronic semantics, general linguistics, classical philology, philosophy of language, anthropology and history offer in depth studies of language internal and external factors of meaning change. This broad range of perspectives, unprecedented in research publications of recent years, is a pioneering attempt to mirror the multi-facetteous nature of language as a formal, social, cognitive, cultural and historical entity. The contributions, each exploring the research issues, methods and techniques of their particular field, are directed towards a broader audience of interested readers, thus enhancing interdisciplinary exchange.
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