A Biography of the English Language

Millward, C. M. (1996). A Biography of the English Language. (2nd ed.). Harcourt Brace College Publishers. Narrative history of English semantic shifts across periods; illustrative examples of broadening, narrowing, pejoration, amelioration, and metaphorical extension in major lexical items.

Type

Book

Intellectual base

Review or monograph

Year

1996

Link

https://openlibrary.org/isbn/9780155016453verified

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2 citations across 2 artifacts.

Domain-specific

• Semantic Narrowing and Widening
  • "Girl" as narrowing across Anglo-Saxon history
• Semantic Shift
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