The Principles of Semantics

Ullmann, S. (1957). The Principles of Semantics: A Linguistic Approach to Meaning. (2nd ed.). Basil Blackwell. Codifies Bréal's typology; introduces cognitive and psychological dimensions to semantic change; influential mid-20th-century systematization. CROSS-DP-22.

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Book

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Textbook

Year

1957

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Domain-specific

• Semantic Narrowing and Widening
  • Narrowing is often driven by precision pressure — experts need a tighter label to avoid ambiguity in technical discourse
• Semantic Shift
  • and Ullmann (1957)

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