A survey of factors contributing to language change in English, with special reference to lexical change

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A survey of factors contributing to language change in English, with special reference to lexical change

The purpose of this paper is to create awareness among language users of the need to be current with our knowledge of lexis. Older and contemporary dictionaries as well as popular reading materials were used to investigate lexical change.It was found that certain lexical items had acquired additiona...

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Main Authors:	Mohideen, Haja, Mohideen, Shamimah
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	2008
Subjects:	PE English
Online Access:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/49844/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/49844/1/lexicalchange.pdf

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