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The purpose of this study is to investigate the semantic changes of English complex prepositions and to argue that they are explained on the basis of two possible mechanisms of semantic change.

How do Typological Studies Explain the Semantic Changes of English Complex Prepositions?

Nippon Sport Science University, Tokyo-Setagaya Campus, Foreign Department, 7-1-1 Nippon Sport Science University, Fukasawa, Setagaya-ku, Tokyo 158-8508, Japan.

Topics in Linguistics

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The purpose of this study is to investigate the semantic changes of English complex prepositions and to argue that they are explained on the basis of two...

How do Typological Studies Explain the Semantic Changes of English Complex Prepositions?

Published Online: Jul 08, 2014

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/topling-2014-0003

Keywords
English complex preposition, Semantic Schema Preservation, Causal Meaning Orientation, typology, semantic change (shift)

© 2014 Kazuyuki Yamaguchi

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

How do Typological Studies Explain the Semantic Changes of English Complex Prepositions?

Published Online: Jul 08, 2014

Page range: -

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/topling-2014-0003

KeywordsEnglish complex preposition, Semantic Schema Preservation, Causal Meaning Orientation, typology, semantic change (shift)

© 2014 Kazuyuki Yamaguchi

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
English complex preposition, Semantic Schema Preservation, Causal Meaning Orientation, typology, semantic change (shift)