Semantic Shift and the Link between Words and Culture.
This thesis is concerned with the correlation between cultural values and the semantic content of words over time; toward this purpose, the research focuses on Judeo-Christian religious terminology in the English language. The Sapir-Whorf hypothesis is of central interest to this study, and the imp...
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University of North Texas
2008
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| Online Access: | https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc9785/ |