English 'Joyful' Vocabulary - Semantic Developments

The book offers a novel exploration into the semantic development of English terms concerning the concept of 'joy' («bliss», «cheer», «delight», «dream», «game», «gladness», «glee», «joy», and «mirth»). The author adopts a panchronic perspective, according to which language reflects the way speakers experience the world.

Autorentext

Angelina y ko is an assistant professor in the Department of Cultural Linguistics at the Institute of English, Maria Curie-Sk odowska University, Lublin, Poland. She has published internationally in linguistic journals and volumes on cognitive and historical linguistics, sociolinguistics, and panchrony.

Inhalt

Semantic field Diachrony Cognitive linguistics Cognitive domains Semantic change Panchrony 'Joy' terms Semantic Fields and Diachrony Cognitive Linguistics and Panchrony Panchrony and English 'Joy' Vocabulary