Naslov
Diachronic semantics: changes of meaning over time and its reflections in the classification systems

Autori
Cupar, Drahomira

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Sažeci sa skupova, pp prezentacija, znanstveni

Skup
87th IFLA World Library and Information Congress

Mjesto i datum
Dublin, Irska, 26.07.2022. - 29.07.2022

Vrsta sudjelovanja
Pozvano predavanje

Vrsta recenzije
Međunarodna recenzija

Ključne riječi
diachronic semantich ; changes in meaning ; semantic changes in classification

Sažetak
Meanings of words in a natural language are changing over time under the influences of different factors. Words adapt to new meanings, lose old meanings, rearrange current meanings and change some parts of previous meanings, etc. The language as a living organism needs to be able to accept and adapt to those changes. Like natural languages, artificial languages such as classification systems or subject indexing systems have to adjust to those changes too. Linguist F. de Saussure defines language as a 'system of signs’. If we transfer this definition into the artificial language such as a classification system (e.g., Universal Decimal Classification (UDC)) and define it also as a ‘system of signs' which has a vocabulary, a grammar and a syntax, we could draw parallels between phenomena which occur in natural and in artificial languages. This presentation explores how diachronic semantics and its mechanisms can be used to analyze the changes that occur in classification systems over time. Diachronic semantics uses various mechanisms to describe adapting and changing meanings of words. These mechanisms include: metaphor, metonymy, specialization, generalization, analogy and splitting. This presentation aims to explain the borrowing and adjusting of the theory from the field of linguistics into the field of information sciences.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Informacijske i komunikacijske znanosti

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