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Historical Semantics

Historical Semantics is a branch of historical linguistics that investigates the evolution of word meanings over time, distinguishing itself by focusing specifically on semantic change and its patterns within language development.

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35.8K

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582

Authors

244

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2017–2026

57

Variants

Diachronic Semantics

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444

Keywords: A Vocabulary of Culture and Society

Michael McKeon, Raymond Williams · Studies in Romanticism · 1977 · 6.9K citations

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Futures past: on the semantics of historical time

Peter Burke · History of European Ideas · 1987 · 2.1K citations

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Futures Past: On the Semantics of Historical Time.

David Carr, Reinhart Koselleck, Keith Tribe · History and Theory · 1987 · 2.1K citations

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Diachronic Word Embeddings Reveal Statistical Laws of Semantic Change

William L. Hamilton, Jure Leskovec, Dan Jurafsky · 2016 · 860 citations · Full text

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<b>An introduction to historical linguistics</b> . By Terry Crowley. Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea: University of Papua New Guinea Press &amp; Suva, Fiji: Institute of Pacific Studies, University of the South Pacific, 1987. Pp. vi, 306.

Brian D. Joseph · Language · 1990 · 653 citations

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Authors

582

  1. BC
    Barbara C. Malt

    Lehigh University, United States

    4 publications · 320 citations

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  2. DJ
    Dan Jurafsky

    Stanford University, United States

    4 publications · 1.3K citations

    4

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  3. WL
    William L. Hamilton

    Stanford University, United States

    4 publications · 1.3K citations

    4

    h-index

  4. JL
    Jure Leskovec

    Stanford University, United States

    4 publications · 1.3K citations

    4

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  5. YX
    Yang Xu

    New York University, United States

    3 publications · 272 citations

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Institutions

244

  1. Stanford University

    Stanford, United States

    8 h-index

    14 publications

    3.7K citations

  2. University of Cambridge

    Cambridge, United Kingdom

    6 h-index

    12 publications

    342 citations

  3. University of California, Berkeley

    Berkeley, United States

    5 h-index

    9 publications

    685 citations

  4. KU Leuven

    Leuven, Belgium

    5 h-index

    11 publications

    247 citations

  5. Max Planck Society

    Munich, Germany

    5 h-index

    5 publications

    336 citations

  6. Australian National University

    Canberra, Australia

    5 h-index

    5 publications

    302 citations

  7. University of Manchester

    Manchester, United Kingdom

    5 h-index

    5 publications

    221 citations

  8. University College London

    London, United Kingdom

    4 h-index

    4 publications

    72 citations

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Venues

  1. Language

    19 publications · 3K citations

    17

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  2. Choice Reviews Online

    CRO · 16 publications · 1.7K citations

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  3. History and Theory

    8 publications · 2.7K citations

    8

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  4. The Modern Language Review

    7 publications · 171 citations

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  5. English Language and Linguistics

    6 publications · 293 citations

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