1. Set expressions
Causes
for Semantic Changes
The
English Word by Arnold
Linguistic
and extralinguistic causes
Meaning
of words are relatively stable. If they changed too often, communication would
be impossible. Semantic changes are slow and we speak of semantic change form a
diachronic point of view. But semantic changes are initiated in context, on the
synchronic level. On the synchronic level we speak of deviation of meaning
only.
