《英语词汇学》（英文版）Chapter 13 Elevation and Degradation of Meaning

Unit 13 Restriction, Elevation and Degradation of Meaning

Unit 13 Restriction, Elevation and Degradation of Meaning

Restriction of Meaning Restriction of meaning means that a word of wide meaning acquires a narrower, specialised sense which is applicable to only one of the objects it had previously denoted

Restriction of meaning means that a word of wide meaning acquires a narrower, specialised sense which is applicable to only one of the objects it had previously denoted. Restriction of Meaning

Examples liquor Old Meaning Specialized meaning liquid alcoholic arin

Examples liquor Old Meaning Specialized meaning liquid alcoholic drink

example meat Old Meaning Specialized Meaning food Flesh of animals

example meat Old Meaning Specialized Meaning food Flesh of animals

word Old meaning Specialization disease discomfort illness poison」 drink Poisonous drink wIfe woman married woman accident event unlucky event gir」 A child A female child

word Old meaning Specialization disease discomfort illness poison drink Poisonous drink wife woman married woman accident event unlucky event girl A child A female child

word Old meaning Specialization starve die Die of hunger stink Any smell Bad smell success Result a good result a human or a dead bod corpse animal bod esp. Of a living or dead luman being

word Old meaning Specialization starve die Die of hunger stink Any smell Bad smell success Result a good result corpse a human or animal body living or dead a dead body esp. of a human being

现代英语中把日常生活用语转用 到科技方面,这也是词义缩小的 种现象

现代英语中把日常生活用语转用 到科技方面，这也是词义缩小的 一种现象

a clean roon和a white room均为日常 生活用语,现指用于 精密零件制造的“绝 尘室” a clean room? or a white room,, increasingly becomes shop talk 清洁室或称白室正日益变成专家们 的行话

A clean room 和 a white room均为日常 生活用语，现指用于 精密零件制造的“绝 尘室” “A clean room” or “ a white room”,increasingly becomes shop talk. 清洁室或称白室正日益变成专家们 的行话

Elevation of Meaning Words often rise from a humble beginning to a position of greater importance. This change is called elevation of meaning

Elevation of Meaning Words often rise from a humble beginning to a position of greater importance. This change is called elevation of meaning

Pioneer. foot soldier who cleared the way for any army by falling trees, etc a person who goes before I preparing the way for others as a scientist doing exploratory work

Pioneer: foot soldier who cleared the way for any army by falling trees, etc. A person who goes before, preparing the way for others, as a scientist doing exploratory work