Idioms

Assalamualaikum wr.wb

Hello guys , gimana kabar kalian ??? Alhamdulillah baik ya…….

Oia sebelumnya saya mau ucapin selamat idul fitri 1438 H :) . Kali ini saya , mau berbagi ilmu (cieee sok iya :D)…….Taraaaaaaa Ini tugas untuk perbaikan nilai semantics saya.

Soal dan jawabannya :

1.Mention 3 contemporary researches in the field of idioms and their findings (tittle and author includes)

                              

2.Mentions what we found if we study idioms and mentions 3 experts in that field

3.Give me explanation about the field that you most comprehend in the class idioms

 

 4.If I want to study idioms, what books that you will recommends for me to read

5.Who is the most influencing expert in the field of idioms and mentions 3 of his/her latest research or article

Ya itu dia tugas yang sudah saya selesaikan, semoga bermanfaat buat teman-teman :)

Wassalamualaikum wr.wb

Article Review

Review Article About Semantics

Post by                        : Wenyu Liu ph.D.

 Haibo Shen

                                     School of  Foreign Languages

                                     Dalian University of Technology, China

Page                            : 1

CiteSpace II : Idiom Studies Development Trends

       Idiom is a common language phenomenon and a metaphor that has its own distinctive language. Many scientists have done research on idioms and always found different theoretical mechanisms. With the adoption of modern technologies such as corpora, functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI), recurrent transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS), potential events and ERP, and research on idioms has been greatly expanded. 

·         Methodology :

        Researchers used CiteSpace which is a free application to help their research, application using co-citation network, so that the study of idiom can be described clearly, Via key words searching, bibliographic records including authors, titles, abstracts, references and Citation analysis.

·         Strengness of article :

    

         This article does research with new trends of citespace applications, explanation is clear, many write the names of scientists and provide some examples

weakness of article :

        To use this application must first install java Runtime in computer and application have time limit of usage so can’t be in use in long time.

·         Conclution :

        This article is good to read, because it is a new topic and can be used as a learning recommendation.

Semantics

Semantics

     Change in semantics have various types in accordance to the meaning that one would intent to provide in their sentences used. Semantics linguistics concerns on trying “to analyze the conceptual meaning of a word” (Yule, 2010). There are many classifications on the semantics change in meaning. As such, meanings may also become more positive or negative, broader or narrower, may involve metaphor or ( different kinds of) metonymy, and may be caused by factors within or outside language.

Example :

·        Semantics Change : Positive and negative

Positive change is known as amelioration while negative change in meaning is known as pejoration. As an example for positive change in word meaning will be taken from a classic example for the word nice. The meaning of nice when it first appeared in Middle English (about 1300) was ( of persons or their actions) foolish, silly, simple, ignorant, senseless, absurd.

The are many examples of word s that goes through change from positive to negative meaning, including the word witch; usually applied for women and it is almost always used pejoratively, whereas wizard, is often a compliment. (McArthur, 2005).

·        Semantics Change: Broader vs Narrower

Another category for semantics change includes the Broadening and Narrowing of word. 

Flower (n)

c. 1200, flour, also flur, flor, floer, floyer, flower, “the blossom of a plant; a flowering plant,” from Old French; elite; innocence, virginity”. Nowadays, the flower can also be generalized to describe other types of flowers such as tulip, rose, orchid, etc. therefore, the word flower has undergone the broadening process in semantics change.

·        Semantics Change : Shift

Indeed, there are several processes in classifying semantics change in linguistic terms. For instance, semantics change for shift in meanings. Semantics shifts is a process in which a word loses its former meaning and takes on a new, but often related, meaning. For example, the word bead ( the new meaning of the word bead would be prayer bead, bead, etc.)

Conclusion

In conclusion, semantics change classification have various ways to put the definition of words into their own perspectives. Over the time, word may undergo changes due to these factors and as exemplified above. Therefore, in general, semantics change will be an interesting phenomenon for further research developments in the linguistics field.