Crime Films and Lexical Change: Can an Analysis of an Electronic Corpus of Fifteen Crime Films Help Students Understand Semantic Mutations?
Lexical change proves one of the most puzzling aspects of the evolution of English for non native speakers. While some mechanisms which explain shifts in the semantic programs of known lexical items are well documented others like a puritan background have been rarely discussed. In this paper, we wi...
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| Language: | English |
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Centre de Recherche "Texte et Critique de Texte"
2004-12-01
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| Series: | Sillages Critiques |
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| Online Access: | https://journals.openedition.org/sillagescritiques/1583 |
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