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Semantic change and the cultural significance of lexemes: a case study of "king" and "queen"
Zagreb: University of Zagreb, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, 2021. urn:nbn:hr:131:285760
Šprajc, Saša
University of Zagreb
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences
Department of English language and literature

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Šprajc, S. (2021). Semantic change and the cultural significance of lexemes: a case study of "king" and "queen" (Master's thesis). Zagreb: University of Zagreb, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences. Retrieved from https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:131:285760

Šprajc, Saša. "Semantic change and the cultural significance of lexemes: a case study of "king" and "queen"." Master's thesis, University of Zagreb, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, 2021. https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:131:285760

Šprajc, Saša. "Semantic change and the cultural significance of lexemes: a case study of "king" and "queen"." Master's thesis, University of Zagreb, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, 2021. https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:131:285760

Šprajc, S. (2021). 'Semantic change and the cultural significance of lexemes: a case study of "king" and "queen"', Master's thesis, University of Zagreb, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, accessed 21 December 2024, https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:131:285760

Šprajc S. Semantic change and the cultural significance of lexemes: a case study of "king" and "queen" [Master's thesis]. Zagreb: University of Zagreb, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences; 2021 [cited 2024 December 21] Available at: https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:131:285760

S. Šprajc, "Semantic change and the cultural significance of lexemes: a case study of "king" and "queen"", Master's thesis, University of Zagreb, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Zagreb, 2021. Available at: https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:131:285760

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TitleSemantic change and the cultural significance of lexemes: a case study of "king" and "queen"
AuthorSaša Šprajc
MentorJanja Čulig (mentor)
Committee memberMarina Grubišić (predsjednik povjerenstva)
Committee memberAnđel Starčević (član povjerenstva)
GranterUniversity of Zagreb
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences
(Department of English language and literature)
Zagreb
Defense date and country2021-07-01, Croatia
Scientific / art field,
discipline and subdiscipline		HUMANISTIC SCIENCES
Philology
Anglistics
Abstract
This study focuses on semantic change and the cultural significance of the lexemes king and queen. It aims to examine the process of semantic change that the lexemes king and queen are undergoing, whereby their meaning encapsulates several different concepts. The study also aims to prove that the most recent change, where the meaning of these lexemes changed from royalty to a concept closer to friend, bro, dude, or sister, sis, girl was specialization based on metaphorization. This study looks into those concepts and follows the change throughout the history of these lexemes, with a focus on the contemporary changes and use of the lexemes. In order to do this, data was collected from the social media platforms Twitter and Tumblr. The data contains 100 posts, 50 exemplifying the use of the lexeme queen in its specialized meaning, and 50 containing the use of the lexeme king in its specialized meaning. The data was categorized based on the purpose it was used for and analyzed using the concepts discussed in the theoretical framework.
Keywords
Languageenglish
URN:NBNurn:nbn:hr:131:285760
Study programmeTitle: English Language and Literature (single or double major); specializations in: TEFL, Linguistics, Literature and Culture, Translation
Course: Linguistics
Study programme type: university
Study level: graduate
Academic / professional title: magistar/magistra engleskog jezika i književnosti (magistar/magistra engleskog jezika i književnosti)
Type of resourceText
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