CHANGES IN MEANING
Identify the type of change illustrated. 𝘍𝘰𝘯𝘥, which meant 𝘧𝘰𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘩 in Shakespeare's time, now means 𝘢𝘧𝘧𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘦.
amelioration
Identify the type of change illustrated. 𝘏𝘪𝘨𝘩-𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘥. As used in the Bible, 𝘩𝘪𝘨𝘩-𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘥 means 𝘩𝘢𝘶𝘨𝘩𝘵𝘺 or 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘥. Today's meaning is 𝘯𝘰𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘰𝘳 𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵.
amelioration
Identify the type of change illustrated. 𝘕𝘢𝘶𝘨𝘩𝘵𝘺. 𝘕𝘢𝘶𝘨𝘩𝘵𝘺 as used in the Bible and Shakespeare means 𝘦𝘷𝘪𝘭 ("So shines a good deed in a 𝘯𝘢𝘶𝘨𝘩𝘵𝘺 world.") Today it means 𝘮𝘪𝘴𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘦𝘷𝘰𝘶𝘴 or 𝘥𝘪𝘴𝘰𝘣𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘵.
amelioration
Identify the type of change illustrated. 𝘕𝘪𝘤𝘦. Derived from Latin 𝘯𝘦 𝘴𝘤𝘪𝘰, 𝘐 𝘥𝘰 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸, 𝘯𝘪𝘤𝘦 𝘮𝘦𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘴𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘺 or 𝘪𝘨𝘯𝘰𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘵 when borrowed into English. Through the phrase a 𝘯𝘪𝘤𝘦 𝘥𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 it came to mean precise. Today it means 𝘱𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘳 𝘧𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘭𝘺.
amelioration
Identify the type of change illustrated. 𝘗𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘨𝘦, borrowed from French, is derived from Latin 𝘱𝘳𝘢𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘨𝘪𝘶𝘮, 𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘶𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯, or 𝘫𝘶𝘨𝘨𝘭𝘦𝘳'𝘴 𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘬.
amelioration
Identify the type of change illustrated. 𝘊𝘩𝘢𝘪𝘳𝘮𝘢𝘯. At medieval conferences the only man privileged to sit in a chair was the one in authority. Today 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘪𝘳𝘮𝘢𝘯 means 𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘴 𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘢 𝘮𝘦𝘦𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨.
generalization
Identify the type of change illustrated. 𝘕𝘰𝘣𝘭𝘦. The noun noble (from Latin 𝘯𝘰𝘣𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘴, 𝘸𝘦𝘭𝘭 𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸𝘯) means 𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘤𝘳𝘢𝘵. The adjective means 𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘶𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘰𝘶𝘴 or 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘴𝘶𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘰𝘳.
generalization
word meaning changing from specific to general or extending to include a related concept
generalization
Identify the type of change illustrated. The noun 𝘤𝘢𝘷𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘦𝘳 (from French 𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘷𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘦𝘳, 𝘬𝘯𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵, 𝘩𝘰𝘳𝘴𝘦𝘮𝘢𝘯) becomes an adjective meaning 𝘢𝘳𝘳𝘰𝘨𝘢𝘯𝘵 or 𝘩𝘢𝘶𝘨𝘩𝘵𝘺.
pejoration
Identify the type of change illustrated. 𝘗𝘳𝘰𝘱𝘢𝘨𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘢. Originally 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘱𝘢𝘨𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘢 meant a system for propagating (spreading) religious doctrines, then any kind of ideas. As used today, it generally means the dissemination of political opinions for the purpose of biasing judgment (brainwashing).
pejoration
a meaning change in which a word is downgraded in meaning or status
pejoration
a meaning change from general to specific or broad to narrow
specialization
improvement in the meaning or status of a word
amelioration
the denotative and connotative meaning(s) of a word; that which the word symbolizes
semantic meaning
