English ‘Joyful’ Vocabulary - Semantic Developments

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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 analysis, carried out within the framework of cognitive and historical linguistics, employs the notions of cognitive domains, profiling, and categorisation. The author adopts a panchronic perspective, according to which language reflects the way speakers experience the world. This allows her to provide a new insight into the intrinsic nature of semantic change.