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Record Nr.

UNINA9910821896003321

Titolo

Words in time : diachronic semantics from different points of view / / edited by Regine Eckardt, Klaus von Heusinger, Christoph Schwarze

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Berlin ; ; New York, : Mouton de Gruyter, 2003

ISBN

3-11-089997-3

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (424 p.)

Collana

Trends in linguistics. Studies and monographs ; ; 143

Classificazione

ET 410

Altri autori (Persone)

EckardtRegine

HeusingerKlaus von

SchwarzeChristoph

Disciplina

401/.43

Soggetti

Semantics, Historical

Semantics

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

Front matter -- Introduction: Historical linguistics as a transdisciplinary field of research / Eckardt, Regine / Heusinger, Klaus von / Schwarze, Christoph -- A. Changing believes, diversifying worlds, and flexible meanings -- Words and concepts in time: Towards diachronic cognitive onomasiology / Blank, Andreas -- The semantic structure of lexical fields: Variation and change / Kronenfeld, David / Rundblad, Gabriella -- khalîfa - A word study / Wasserstein, David J. -- Words in discourse - On the diachronic lexical semantics of discours / Meinschaefer, Judith -- Β. The meaning of meaning change -- Theoretical concepts in flux: Conceptual knowledge and theory change / Rott, Hans -- Meaning change as character change / Haas-Spohn, Ulrike -- Meaning change in conceptual Montague semantics / Eckardt, Regine -- C. The force of grammar -- Tense in time: The Greek perfect / Gerö, Eva-Carin / Stechow, Arnim von -- Light verbs in Urdu and grammaticalization / Butt, Miriam / Geuder, Wilhelm -- Bilingualism and linguistic interference in the Slavic-Romance contact area of Molise (Southern Italy) / Breu, Walter -- Lexical-grammatical variation and development: The use of conjunctions as discourse markers in everyday spoken German / Günthner, Susanne -- Subject index -- Author index

Sommario/riassunto

Meanings of words are constantly changing, and the forces driving



these changes are varied and diverse. Linguistic analyses are usually concerned with language-internal processes, while investigations of language-external historical developments tend to disregard linguistic considerations. It is evident, however, that an investigation of diachronic semantics will have to consider both sides: a specific theory of meaning including a proper place for lexical semantics on the one hand, and incorporate knowledge about the world and the social and cultural environment of speakers who use language as a tool for communication on the other. The collection focuses on meaning change as a topic of interdisciplinary research. Distinguished scholars in diachronic semantics, general linguistics, classical philology, philosophy of language, anthropology and history offer in depth studies of language internal and external factors of meaning change. This broad range of perspectives, unprecedented in research publications of recent years, is a pioneering attempt to mirror the multi-facetteous nature of language as a formal, social, cognitive, cultural and historical entity. The contributions, each exploring the research issues, methods and techniques of their particular field, are directed towards a broader audience of interested readers, thus enhancing interdisciplinary exchange.