A survey of factors contributing to language change in English, with special reference to lexical change
The purpose of this paper is to create awareness among language users of the need to be current with our knowledge of lexis. Older and contemporary dictionaries as well as popular reading materials were used to investigate lexical change.It was found that certain lexical items had acquired additiona...
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iium-498442016-03-11T00:21:19Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/49844/ A survey of factors contributing to language change in English, with special reference to lexical change Mohideen, Haja Mohideen, Shamimah PE English The purpose of this paper is to create awareness among language users of the need to be current with our knowledge of lexis. Older and contemporary dictionaries as well as popular reading materials were used to investigate lexical change.It was found that certain lexical items had acquired additional meaning. Some were gradually being replaced by others. There was variation between varieties of English. Some were becoming old-fashioned in the modern context. Words which were considered formal are also being used casually. Certain vocabulary items were unpredictable in meaning. It was also found that there were many euphemistic, non-sexist and new coinages. 2008-11 Article NonPeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/49844/1/lexicalchange.pdf Mohideen, Haja and Mohideen, Shamimah (2008) A survey of factors contributing to language change in English, with special reference to lexical change. Language in India, 8 (11). pp. 441-463. ISSN 1930-2940 http://www.languageinindia.com |
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The purpose of this paper is to create awareness among language users of the need to be current with our knowledge of lexis. Older and contemporary dictionaries as well as popular reading materials were used to investigate lexical change.It was found that certain lexical items had acquired additional meaning. Some were gradually being replaced by others. There was variation between varieties of English. Some were becoming old-fashioned in the modern context. Words which were considered formal are also being used casually. Certain vocabulary items were unpredictable in meaning. It was also found that there were many euphemistic, non-sexist and new coinages. |
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A survey of factors contributing to language change in English, with special reference to lexical change |
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