Abstract
This paper focuses on the merits of Dirk Geeraerts in the field of (diachronic) lexical semantics. The article highlights Geeraerts’ work on prototypes and metaphor. Some of Geeraerts most illuminating case-studies are reviewed and a number of characteristic features of this part of Geeraerts work are identified and presented.
| Translated title of the contribution | Dirk Geeraerts and diachronic semantics |
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| Original language | Dutch |
| Pages (from-to) | 175-185 |
| Number of pages | 11 |
| Journal | Nederlandse Taalkunde |
| Volume | 27 |
| Issue number | 2 |
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| Publication status | Published - Oct-2022 |