The main issues in semantic change are examined. It is argued that the various formulations and quasi-formalizations in the literature are premature for the simple reason that semantic change is determined by links in the human mind/brain. Mental schmata subsume an array of affiliated conceptions that change in response to stimuli, as reflected in meaning differences from speaker to speaker and over time. In our attempts to classify and make sense of the universe, we place value judgments on objective labels. These subjective (e)valuations differ sometimes greatly from one speaker to another and as our conception of the referents evolves over time. Part of (e)valuation involves comparisons or utilization of a label from an item conceptualized as similar. Metaphors at least initially bear evaluative nuance. Metonymy involves transfer of labels by reanalysis mediated by associated contexts. Attempting to itemize all forms of metonymy is no more feasible than taxonomizing mental interconnections. Whatever structure there is to semantic change is not even constrained solely by the structure of links in the human mind/brain, because changes in the environment and interaction with various subcultures constitute independent variables that shape the outcome of semantic change.
목차
Ⅰ. Introduction : Expressivity and Change Ⅱ. Extralinguistic Input Ⅲ. Specialization and Generalization 1. Polysemic Extension and Limitation 2. Semantic Shifts Ⅳ. Melioration and Pejoration Ⅴ. Metaphor Ⅵ. Metaphorical Change Ⅶ. Concrete > Abstract Ⅷ. Metonymy Ⅸ. Transferred Epithet Ⅹ.. Pure Metonymy ⅩⅠ. Part-whole Transfer (Synecdoche) ⅩⅡ. Transfer of Characteristic (Antonomasia, Eponymy) ⅩⅢ. English-Specific Eponymy ⅩⅣ. Folk Etymology ⅩⅤ. Tabu Substitution and Deformation 1. Religious Tabu 2. Secular Tabu XⅥ. Loan Translations and Other Contact Phenomena 1. Calques 2. Semantic Transfer 3. Calque Coinage 4. Calque Remodeling ⅩⅦ. Conclusion Works Cited ABSTRACT
한국중앙영어영문학회 [The Jungang English Language And Literature Association Of Korea]
설립연도
1968
분야
인문학>영어와문학
소개
본 학회는 영미어문학의 학술연구와 이에 부합하는 아래의 사업을 기획 수행하며,
또한 회원 상호간의 친목을 도모함을 목적으로 한다.
1. 학회지 발간
2. 연구 발표회, 강연회, 공동연구
3. 영미어문학 관련 도서출판
4. 영미어문학 관계 도서 및 자료의 모집 및 비치
5. 기타 본회의 목적 달성에 필요한 사업
간행물
간행물명
영어영문학연구 [The Jungang Journal of English Language and Literature]