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Why is Semantic Change Asymmetric? The Role of Concreteness and Word Frequency and Metaphor and Metonymy
Metaphor and Symbol 37 (1):39-54 (2022)
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Metaphors and other tropes are commonly thought to reflect asymmetries in concreteness, with concrete sources being used to talk about relatively more abstract targets. Similarly, originating sense...Other Versions
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