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2024 · Linguistics · Historical Linguistics (Language Change) · Grammar and Meaning Change
Humanities & Social Sciences-Linguistics (XH-C3) 2024
Many English words at one time had meanings that were quite different from their current ones. Match each of the semantic changes in Column X to an example given in Column Y and select the appropriate sequence.
Note: The older meanings of the words of Column Y are provided in the corresponding row in Column Z.
Note: The older meanings of the words of Column Y are provided in the corresponding row in Column Z.
| Column X | Column Y | Column Z |
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| P. narrowing | i. silly | ‘happy, prosperous’ |
| Q. broadening | ii. pretty | ‘tricky, sly, cunning’ |
| R. amelioration | iii. bead | ‘prayer’ |
| S. pejoration | iv. aunt | ‘father’s sister’ |