Regularity in semantic change
Auteur :
Traugott, Elizabeth Closs / Dasher, Richard B.
Éditeur :
Cambridge University Press
ISBN :
9780521617918
Date de publication :
24 mars 2005
Dimensions :
22,7 x 15,5 x 2,1 cm
Poids :
530 g
Format :
Trade paperback (US)
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
This important study of semantic change examines the various ways in which new meanings arise through language use, especially the ways in which speakers and writers experiment with words and constructions in the flow of strategic interaction with addressees.