chapter 4 Word Meaning and Componential Analysis(14)

汪榕培 英语词汇学

1.2.4. Etymological motivation Etymological motivation denotes that the origins of words often throw light on their meanings.E.g.: Pen originally refers to ‘a heavy quill or feather’. Today the writing tool is still

“pen”, but a meaning is not exactly the same as what it used to mean.

Proper nouns, once they become common nouns, can be explained by their origins only.

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