Diachronics,
in a bit, we are going to research the etymology and semantic shoft or some words. first, I would like you to upload your media texts to Turnitin. You will need to take out any images but I would still like captions, headings etc. Please cut and paste bibliographies in too. Remember it has to be only one file. You can find the assignment in the coursework section on our Moodle page - if there are any probems uploading, let me know straight away.
I will come around and assign you one of these words (they are polysemes and can also be found in idioms and collocations so incluide all the shades of meaning with examples); if you have another you would like to do, let me know. Please read the instructions below before you start.
wicked
friend
like
bit
awesome
gay
level
chill
paper
green
meat
place
father
Produce a blog post and a powerpoint (notes only on the PPT) that explores the etymology and the stages of semantic development of the word. As I said above, use examples of the word in collocations, cliches, titles, blends etc to show how the word has different shades of meaning in different contexts. Use terminology wherever possible and tentatively suggest WHY the word has changed in denotation and connotation diachronically (pressures on language change).
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