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Journal of Historical Linguistics
Vol. 11:3 (2021) ► pp.367–420

Lexical diachronic semantic maps

Mapping the evolution of time-related lexemes

| National Research University Higher School of Economics | Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
| F.R.S.-FNRS | Université de Liège

This paper extends the scope of application of the semantic map model to diachronic lexical semantics. Combining a quantitative approach to large-scale synchronic polysemy data with a qualitative evaluation of the diachronic material in two text languages, ancient Egyptian and ancient Greek, it shows that weighted diachronic semantic maps can capture informative generalizations about the organization of the lexicon and its reshaping over time. The general methodology developed in the paper is illustrated with a case study of the semantic extension of time-related lexemes. This case study shows that the blend of tools well established in linguistic typology with proven methods of historical linguistics enables a principled approach to long-standing questions in the fields of diachronic semasiology and onomasiology.

Keywords: semantic maps, lexical typology, diachronic lexical semantics, co-expression, ancient Egyptian, ancient Greek
Article outline
  • 1.Introduction
  • 2.Theoretical premises of the semantic map model
  • 3.Towards a synchronic semantic map of the time domain
  • 4.Dynamicizing the synchronic map of time
    • 4.1Catalogue of semantic shifts
    • 4.2Time-related lexemes in ancient Egyptian and ancient Greek
    • 4.3The semantic extension of time-related lexemes in ancient Egyptian and ancient Greek
      • 4.3.1Semantic extensions to and from time
      • 4.3.2Semantic extensions of celestial objects
      • 4.3.3Diachronic extensions to new meanings
        • (a)From summer to harvest
        • (b)From springtime to youth
        • (c)From time to space
  • 5.Conclusions
  • Acknowledgements
  • Notes
  • Glossing abbreviations
  • References
Published online: 8 September 2021
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