Introduction
This issue of Lexis focuses on lexical semantics from a diachronic perspective. This approach allows for the study of all and any lexical change, whether semantic, morphosemantic, lexico-grammatical or pragmatic change. The study of meaning over time holds the additional benefit of considering lexic...
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| Published in | Lexis (Lyon, France) |
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| Format | Journal Article |
| Language | English |
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Université Jean Moulin - Lyon 3
17.12.2020
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| Online Access | Get full text |
| ISSN | 1951-6215 |
| DOI | 10.4000/lexis.4898 |
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| Summary: | This issue of Lexis focuses on lexical semantics from a diachronic perspective. This approach allows for the study of all and any lexical change, whether semantic, morphosemantic, lexico-grammatical or pragmatic change. The study of meaning over time holds the additional benefit of considering lexical meaning as being a pattern of behaviour which is subject to change rather than being viewed as conventional and theoretically predetermined. Diachronic linguistics as a field has experienced a c... |
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| ISSN: | 1951-6215 |
| DOI: | 10.4000/lexis.4898 |