A study of metonymical and metaphorical shift of meaning In selected examples
It has been seen that a language may gain or lose lexical items . Additionally , the meaning or the semantic representation of words may change, by becoming broader or narrower, or by shifting. A lexical item may undergo a shift in meaning . For example, the word knight once meant 'youth'...
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| Language: | Arabic |
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Unviversity of Kufa, Faculty of Arts
2013-02-01
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| Series: | آداب الكوفة |
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| Online Access: | https://www.journal.uokufa.edu.iq/index.php/kufa_arts/article/view/6440 |