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Social and Cognitive Factors in Semantic Change: Case Studies in the Development of the Spanish Lexicon
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Social and Cognitive Factors in Semantic Change: Case Studies in the Development of the Spanish Lexicon
Yazar:
Korfhagen, David, author.
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9780438159594
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1 electronic resource (224 pages)
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Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 79-11(E), Section: A.
Advisors: Luis Tejedo-Herrero Committee members: Grant Armstrong; Thomas Cravens; Rajiv Rao; Catherine Stafford.
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This dissertation contributes to diachronic semantics, in both its theoretical and methodological approaches. A series of case studies show how a socio-cognitive approach to semantic change leads to a deeper understanding of semasiological restructuring than offered by other approaches. Most importantly, the studies exemplify the interaction of social and cognitive factors in semasiological change.
Chapter 1 details the key aspects of the socio-cognitive approach (encyclopedic meaning, conceptualization, salience, entrenchment, conventionalization, prototypes, and social/cultural cognition), as well as the methodology employed in the case studies.
Chapter 2 traces the semantic development of the Spanish verb afeitar ('adorn > apply cosmetics > shave'). Historical evidence from the fifteenth to the seventeenth centuries suggests that the act of applying cosmetics was increasingly viewed in a negative light. I argue that positive connotations were a requisite component to the meaning of afeitar, and that the verb was therefore increasingly viewed as inappropriate for reference to the act of applying cosmetics, while it remained suitable for reference to the act of shaving.
Chapter 3 traces the development of the verb ahorrar ('free a slave/prisoner > avoid a difficulty > save money/resources'). Historical evidence suggests that a series of economic crises, originating in the sixteenth century, followed by the development of a middle class, influenced the cognitive experience of individuals by increasing the salience of a perceived need---and ability---to save money and resources. The underlying meaning 'remove from action/set aside' made ahorrar a good candidate for reference to the action of saving money and other resources.
Chapter 4 traces the development of the adjective/noun siniestro ('left > sinister/evil'). Historical evidence suggests that the relative rarity of left-handedness, combined with the social practice of viewing abnormality with fear or disdain---itself reinforced by religious beliefs and practices---modified the (embodied) cognitive experience of individuals by establishing a conceptual link between the left-hand side of the body and (moral) incorrectness. Over time, the negative connotations became more cognitively salient than the spatial sense of siniestro in certain contexts, allowing for expressions involving the non-spatial sense, and even nominal uses.
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School code: 0262
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