对于meaning的理解论文

精编WORD文档下载可编缉打印下载文档，远离加班熬夜对于meaning的理解论文篇一：英语词汇学论文Meaning_changes_in_EnglishOntheChangeinWordMeaning1.IntroductionWiththeflyingdevelopmentofhumansociety,languagesastoolsforpeopletoexpressandcommunicatetheirideaschangesconstantlyandfrequently.Whilevocabularyisthemostunstableelementoflanguageasitisundergoingconstantchangesbothincontentandform.Ofcourse,somemeaningsremainmuchthesameforalongtimebecausethereferentstowhichtheydirectusdonotchange.Frequently,anoldformorwordsarepressedintonewservicewhenanewlinguisticneedisfelt.Whenawordlosesitsoldmeaningandcomestorefertosomethingdifferent,theresultisachangeinwordmeaning.Changeofmeaningreferstothealternationofthemeaningofexistingwords,aswellastheadditionofnewmeaningtoaparticularword.2.Typesofmeaningchanges2.1ExtensionofMeaningItisaprocessbywhichawordwhichoriginallyhada精编WORD文档下载可编缉打印下载文档，远离加班熬夜specializedmeaninghasnowbecomegeneralizedorhasextendedtocoverabroaderandoftenlessdefiniteconcept.Forexample,?lady”originallymeanshostess(womenofhouse)whileitspresentmeaningisanywomeninpoliteway.Suchassaleslady、cleaninglady、ladies?room.Salarywas(Original)asumofmoneygiventoRomansoldierstoenablethemtobuysalt;andis(present)fixedpaymentmadebyemployeratregularintervalstoemployees.ExtensionofMeaningisnotonlyusedinnonebutalsoincludedverb、adjectiveandsoon.Forexample,“carry”originallymeans“transportbycart”(averb).butnowitisjustmeans“tansport”.theadjective“bullish”originalfrombullmarket(causingorassociatedwithariseinprise),andnowtheword?smeaningextendedto“optimistic”.2.2NarrowingofMeaningItisaprocessbywhichawordofwidemeaningacquiresanarroworspecializedsense.Inotherwords,awordwhichusedtohaveamoregeneralsensebecomesrestrictedinitsapplicationandconveysaspecialconceptinpresent-dayEnglish.The精编WORD文档下载可编缉打印下载文档，远离加班熬夜followingchartprovidesusdefinitedemonstration.Inaword,bothextensionandnarrowingofmeaningaretalkingaboutthechangesinconceptualmeaning.Nextwewilltalkaboutthechangesinassociativemeaning.2.3ElevationofMeaningElevationistheprocessbywhichwordsrisefromhumblebeginningstopositionsofimportance.Elevationofmeaningisoneofthetendenciesofmeaningchange,whichchangesthemeaningofalinguisticsfromlowtohigh.Somewordsearlyintheirhistorysignifysomethingquiteloworhumble,butchangeastimegoesbytodesignatesomethingagreeableorpleasant.Forexample,theword?inn”originallymeans“auberge”especiallythosepoorequipmenthousesinruralareaorroadside.Whileitspresentmeaningis“holidayinn”.Obviously,themeaningof“inn”iselevation.ministeroriginallymeans“aservantofmaster”topresentlyheadofadepartmentinanation”.2.4DegradationofMeaningItisaprocesswherebywordsofgoodoriginoraffectiveneutralityfallintoillreputationorcometobeusedinaderogatorysense.Forinstance,thewordsilly精编WORD文档下载可编缉打印下载文档，远离加班熬夜meanthappyandfortunateinoldEnglishperiod.InmiddleEnglishperioditmeant“innocentandharmless”whichexpressedamanwithunderdevelopmentintelligence.However,nowthemeaningoftheworddegeneratedtofoolishandimbecile.Therearestillsomeotherexamples:Sad:full,satisfied,contented-----calm------serious----sorrowfulCunning:knowing,skillful-----sly,craftyWench:girl,youngwomen-----dissolutewomen,prostitute3.Conclusion:Takingintoaccountwhathasbeendiscussedabove,aconclusioncanbedrawnthatthewordsmeaninginEnglishisincessantlydevelopingandchanging.Thechangesaregradual,Itisimportantforthelanguagelearnerstobeacquaintedwiththechangingprinciplesandupdatetheirvocabulary,whenstudentsstudyalanguage,theycan?tjustlearnitsgrammarorvocabulary,studentsshouldknowsomethingmore,likehowdidthiscome,howwouldthischanged.Themoreweaskedthemorewegot.Holdthisattitudecanmakeusbemoreprofessionalonourmajor精编WORD文档下载可编缉打印下载文档，远离加班熬夜subject.篇二：MeaningChangesinEnglish论文MeaningChangesinEnglishAbstract:Asotherlanguagesintheworld,Englishchangesastimesgoesby.Englishformedanddevelopedovermanycenturiesintotheformtoday.StudyingthechangingprinciplesofwordsofEnglishwouldhelpusacquirefurtherawarenessofEnglishlexiconanddogoodtoourlanguageacquirement.Keywords:Meaningchanges,Causes,Types1.IntroductionVocabularyisthemostunstableelementoflanguageasitisundergoingconstantchangesbothincontentandform.Ofcourse,somemeaningsremainmuchthesameforalongtimebecausethereferentstowhichtheydirectusdonotchange.Frequently,anoldformorwordsarepressedintonewservicewhenanewlinguisticneedisfelt.Whenawordlosesitsoldmeaningandcomestorefertosomethingdifferent,theresultisachangeinwordmeaning.Changeofmeaningreferstothealternationofthemeaningofexistingwords,aswell精编WORD文档下载可编缉打印下载文档，远离加班熬夜astheadditionofnewmeaningtoaparticularword.2.CauseofChangesinWordMeaningTherearegenerallytwomajorfactorsthatcausechangesinmeaning.2.1.Extra-linguisticFactors2.11HistoricalReasonAwordisretainedforanamethoughthemeaninghaschangedbecausethereferenthaschanged.E.g.PencilisfromLatinwordmeaning—alittletailorafinebrush,likeourChinesepen,later,whenitwasmadeofwoodandgraphite,itwasstillcalleda“pencil”.2.12ClassReasonLanguagerecordsthespeechandattitudeofdifferentsocialclasses,sodifferentsocialvarietiesoflanguagehavecomeintobeing.Theattitudeofclasseshasmadeioadsintolexical