Exploring the Motivations and Cultural-Societal Influences Behind Dynamic Categorization of Word Meanings

The dynamic categorization theory of word meaning is a novel trend of the development of categorization theory. Loss or weakening of the meaning, generalization or being empty, lexicalization or grammaticalization are all relevant to the dynamic nature of semantic categories. This paper explores the...

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Published in:	International journal of society, culture & language Vol. 13; no. 1; pp. 257 - 272
Main Authors:	Zeng, Rong, Wen, Xu
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Raleigh International Journal of Society, Culture and Language 01.03.2025
Subjects:	Chinese languages Cognition Construal Cultural factors Diachronic linguistics Dynamic semantics Grammaticalization Lexicalization Motivation Semantic categories Semantics Word meaning
ISSN:	2329-2210
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