Semantic Change 0.0 / 5 ? English LanguageLanguage ChangeA2/A-levelAQA Created by: izzy_hallowCreated on: 27-11-14 14:16 Amelioration Word takes on a more positive meaning (eg. pretty) 1 of 8 Pejoration Word takes on a more negative meaning (eg. notorious) 2 of 8 Weakening Meaning loses the strength of the original meaning 3 of 8 Narrowing Meaning becomes more specific 4 of 8 Broadening meaning becomes more general 5 of 8 Metaphor Word is acquires new meanings because it is used metaphorically (eg. *****) 6 of 8 Euphemism Describing something unpleasant in a more pleasant matter (eg. spend a penny) 7 of 8 Idiom An expression that can only be understood as a whole (eg. pull your socks up) 8 of 8
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