Ling 150 Week 07 Day 2 Results of Semantic Change

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disease 'discomfort' > 'illness'

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Narrowing

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knight 'youth, military follower' > 'heroic horse-mounted solider'

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Melioration

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meat 'food' > 'edible flesh'

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Narrowing

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wench 'female child' > 'lewd woman' Options: Narrowing, Widening, Pejoration, Melioration

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Pejoration

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chivalrous 'warlike' > 'honorable'

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Melioration

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dog 'particular breed of canine' > 'any canine'

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Widening

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mistress 'female authority or employer' > 'extramarital companion of married man'

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Pejoration

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maverick 'unbranded cow' > 'non-conformist'

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Widening