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The word bird used to mean young bird; today

2022-08-01 20:32:50 问答库 阅读 166 次

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The word bird used to mean "young bird"; today it means "any kind of bird". This is called ______ in terms of semantic change.
A.broadening
B.narrowing
C.meaning shift
D.class shift

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正确答案:D
解析:bird的意思从“小鸟”到“任何一种鸟”,显然符合词义扩展的规律,即中心意思未变,但所指范围扩大了。

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