VCE English language semantic shifts with examples

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definitions ad examples of semantic shifts.
Laura Smith
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Broadening expansion of contexts in which a word can appear. eg. Bandaid.
Narrowing when a word comes to mean only part of what it originally meant. eg. meat.
Shift entails total alteration of the contexts. eg. dag.
Elevation unpleasant overtones erode away and the word acquires favourable associations. eg. image (representation of a person-> cultivated favourable public reputation)
Deterioration positive overtones erode away and words acquire pejorative associations. eg. accident (chance event -> misfortune)
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