Motivation and semantic change

MOTIVATION AND SEMANTIC CHANGE

• LECTURE 3

MOTIVATION & SEMANTIC CHANGE

• I. WORD-MEANING AND MOTIVATION. TYPES OF MOTIVATION
• II. SEMANTIC CHANGE:
• 1. CAUSES OF SEMANTIC CHANGE
• 2. NATURE OF SEMANTIC CHANGE
• 3. RESULTS OF SEMANTIC CHANGE

I. WORD-MEANING AND MOTIVATION

• The inner form is pivotal point in the lexical meaning which helps to get an insight into the features chosen as the basis for nomination.
• Motivation is used to denote the relationship between the phonetic or morphemic composition and structural pattern of the word on the one hand, and its meaning on the other.